Neurophysiology - History
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

In praise of subjective truths.

13 Jun 2009 'To determine orientation we occasionally used a PDP-12 computer to produce a graph of average response vs orientation, generating the slit electronically on a television screen. This method took much longer, and the usual minute-to-minute ... Read more...

Recounting the impact of Hubel and Wiesel.

13 Jun 2009 David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel provided a quantum step in our understanding of the visual system. In this commemoration of the 50th year of their initial publication, I would like to examine two aspects of the impact of their work. First, from the ... Read more...

Historical evolution of the neurotransmission concept.

5 Apr 2009 In this review we analyse the evolution of the neurotransmission phenomenon, whose nature have had three basic historical interpretations; a first, of an humoral nature, formulated by the classical Greeks (Alexandrian School), and which lasted, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Neurophysiology - History'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Charles Brenner, M.D. 30 Jul 2009
• Krieg Cortical Kudos 2008. 29 Jun 2009
• In praise of subjective truths. 13 Jun 2009
• Recounting the impact of Hubel and Wiesel. 13 Jun 2009
• Afternoons with Segundo. 9 Jun 2009
• Costanzo Varolio (1543-1575). 4 Jun 2009
• Neuronal dynamics of sensory coding. Special issue dedicated to Jose Pedro Segundo. 30 May 2009
• Neuronal dynamics of sensory coding: the legacy of Jose Pedro Segundo. 30 May 2009
• Electric excitability of the cerebrum (Uber die elektrische Erregbarkeit des Grosshirns). 30 May 2009
• Historical evolution of the neurotransmission concept. 5 Apr 2009
• Marie-Jean-Pierre Flourens (1794-1867) and cortical localization. 15 Mar 2009
• Probing the human brain with stimulating electrodes: the story of Roberts Bartholow's (1874) experiment on Mary Rafferty. 12 Mar 2009
• [Lina Stern, Genovese academician persecuted in the Soviet Union] 9 Mar 2009
• The excitable cerebral cortex Fritsch G, Hitzig E. Uber die elektrische Erregbarkeit des Grosshirns. Arch Anat Physiol Wissen 1870;37:300-32. 4 Mar 2009
• The tripartite origins of the tonic neck reflex: Gesell, Gerstmann, and Magnus. Mar 2009
• Electrotherapy for melancholia: the pioneering contributions of Benjamin Franklin and Giovanni Aldini. 27 Feb 2009
• Excitation and habituation of crayfish escape. 1969. 27 Feb 2009
• Wally Welker 1926-2007. 27 Feb 2009
• Experimental epileptology before 1900. 27 Feb 2009
• The foundations of development and deprivation in the visual system. 14 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Neurophysiology'

Definition: The scientific discipline concerned with the physiology of the nervous system.

Descriptor UI: D009482

Alternative terms: Neurophysiology;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: H01.158.610.268; H01.158.782.562;

History Note: 65

Technical Notes: SPEC only: not for NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY;DF: NEUROPHYSIOL