News tagged with neurophysiology
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 ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 06, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
|
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 ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 29, 2011 |
not rated yet |
1
|
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 ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 28, 2011 |
5 / 5 (8) |
2
|
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.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 13, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
|
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 |
5 / 5 (1) |
1
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 |
4.6 / 5 (5) |
1
|
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 |
5 / 5 (8) |
2
|
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: ...
Apr 29, 2010 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
0
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 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
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 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
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 |
4.3 / 5 (7) |
0
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 |
3 / 5 (2) |
0
Ouch! Abrupt opioid withdrawal increases pain sensitivity
(PhysOrg.com) -- The abrupt withdrawal of morphine-like analgesics - opioids - can increase sensitivity to pain. Experiments have now shown that this effect is caused by a memory-like process, the long-term ...
Jul 10, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
'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 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
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 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
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.
For more information about Neurophysiology, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
This text uses material from Wikipedia and is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.
