News tagged with neurophysiology
A pacemaker for your brain
By stimulating certain areas of the brain, scientists can alleviate the effects of disorders such as depression or Parkinson's disease. That's the good news. But because controlling that stimulation currently lacks precision, ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 28, 2010 |
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Music makes you smarter
Regularly playing a musical instrument changes the anatomy and function of the brain and may be used in therapy to improve cognitive skills.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Dynamical theory and novel 4-D colorimetric method reveal modus operandi of intact living brain
For the brain to achieve its intricate functions such as perception, action, attention and decision making, neural regions have to work together yet still retain their specialized roles. Excess or lack of ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Romantic rejection stimulates areas of brain involved in motivation, reward and addiction
The pain and anguish of rejection by a romantic partner may be the result of activity in parts of the brain associated with motivation, reward and addiction cravings, according to a study published in the July issue of the ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 06, 2010 |
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Drug studied as possible treatment for spinal injuries
Researchers have shown how an experimental drug might restore the function of nerves damaged in spinal cord injuries by preventing short circuits caused when tiny "potassium channels" in the fibers are exposed.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 19, 2009 |
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New method reveals how individual nerve cells process visual input
Pioneering a novel microscopy method, neuroscientist Arthur Konnerth and colleagues from the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM, Germany) have shown that individual neurons carry out significant aspects of sensory processing: ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 29, 2010 |
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Cracking the brain's numerical code
By carefully observing and analyzing the pattern of activity in the brain, researchers have found that they can tell what number a person has just seen. They can similarly tell how many dots a person has been presented with, ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 24, 2009 |
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Research model may one day 'inoculate' elderly against slip-related falls
Training people to avoid falls by repeatedly exposing them to unstable situations in the laboratory helped them to later maintain their balance on a slippery floor, according to new research from the Journal of Neurophysiology.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 04, 2009 |
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The science behind the cape
What do you have when you line up a martial artist, acrobatic gymnast, police officer, firefighter, NASCAR driver, and NFL running back? "Watson," the IBM super-computer that recently routed humanity's best ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 08, 2011 |
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'Curve ball' wins international illusion contest
Science has proven what baseball players have known for more than a hundred years, the curve ball is more powerful than the brain.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 26, 2009 |
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Dutch researchers explore advanced brain diagnostic techniques
At present the task of diagnosing brain disorders using electroencephalography (EEG) is still performed by humans, but in years to come it will increasingly be taken over by computerized systems. This will ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 21, 2009 |
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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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