News tagged with neurophysiology

New vision of how we explore our world

Brain researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute have discovered that we explore the world with our eyes in a different way than previously thought. Their results advance our understanding of how healthy observers and neurological ...

Neuroscience created Apr 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Discovery of ways to optimize light sources for vision could lead to billions of dollars in energy savings

Vision researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute have made a groundbreaking discovery into the optimization of light sources to human vision. By tuning lighting devices to work more efficiently with the human brain the ...

Neuroscience created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

ADHD medicine affects the brain's reward system

(Medical Xpress)—A group of scientists from the University of Copenhagen has created a model that shows how some types of ADHD medicine influence the brain's reward system. The model makes it possible to ...

Neuroscience created Nov 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Assisted listening devices benefit children with dyslexia

(HealthDay)—For children with dyslexia, the use of assistive listening devices (classroom frequency modulation [FM] systems) reduces auditory processing variability, with concomitant improvements in reading ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Is too much brain activity connected to Alzheimer's disease?

High baseline levels of neuronal activity in the best connected parts of the brain may play an important role in the development of Alzheimer's disease. This is the main conclusion of a new study appearing in PLoS Computational Bi ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Aug 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Noninvasive brain stimulation shown to impact walking patterns

In a step towards improving rehabilitation for patients with walking impairments, researchers from the Kennedy Krieger Institute found that non-invasive stimulation of the cerebellum, an area of the brain known to be essential ...

Neuroscience created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Barrow researchers use magic for discoveries

Researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center have unveiled how and why the public perceives some magic tricks in recent studies that could have real-world implications in military ...

Neuroscience created May 22, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Effects of a concussion may last longer than symptoms, study shows

A study recently published by the University of Kentucky's Scott Livingston shows that physiological problems stemming from a concussion may continue to present in the patient even after standard symptoms ...

Neuroscience created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Guideline: Monitoring spinal cord during surgery may help prevent paralysis

The American Academy of Neurology is issuing an updated guideline that recommends monitoring the spinal cord during spinal surgery and certain chest surgeries to help prevent paralysis, or loss of muscle function, related ...

Neuroscience created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Visual working memory not as specialized in the brain as visual encoding, study finds

Researchers have long known that specific parts of the brain activate when people view particular images. For example, a region called the fusiform face area turns on when the eyes glance at faces, and another region called ...

Neuroscience created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Is there a central brain area for hearing melodies and speech cues? Still an open question

Previous studies have suggested a particular hotspot in the brain might be responsible for perceiving pitch, but auditory neuroscientists are still debating whether this "pitch center" actually exists. A review article discusses ...

Neuroscience created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Beyond brain scanning: Simultaneous high-resolution 3D neural imaging and photostimulation

(Medical Xpress) -- Neuroanatomy and neurophysiology are inherently three-dimensional domains. Neuronal cell body projections – axons and dendrites – can interconnect large numbers of neurons distributed ...

Neuroscience created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 2 | with audio podcast feature

Motor memory: The long and short of it

For the first time, scientists at USC have unlocked a mechanism behind the way short- and long-term motor memory work together and compete against one another.

Neuroscience created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Neurophysiology

Neurophysiology (from Greek νεῦρον, neuron, "nerve"; φύσις, physis, "nature, origin"; and -λογία, -logia) is a part of physiology. Neurophysiology is the study of nervous system function. The primary tools of basic neurophysiological research include electrophysiological recordings such as patch clamp and calcium imaging, as well as some of the common tools of molecular biology.

Neurophysiology is connected with electrophysiology, neurobiology, psychology, neurology, clinical neurophysiology, neuroanatomy, cognitive science, biophysics, mathematical biology, and other brain sciences.

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