For the ten years prior to April 2, 2013, it was possible to pass the patent bar exam (100 question multiple choice exam) primarily by memorizing old test questions and answers from 1999 to 2003 made available by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO).
Interdisciplinary communication is a problem. Neuroscientists and clinical scientists meet infrequently, rarely work together, read different journals, and know relatively little of each other's needs and discoveries. This culture gap in the field of mental health has widened as brain science has exploded.
medical science - the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease. clinical neurology, neurology - (neurology) the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders. clinical neurology. medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques. neurology - the branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system. 1  mass action, mass-action principle - (neurology) the principle that the cortex of the brain operates as a coordinated system with large masses of neural tissue involved in all complex functioning.