Neurophysiology
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Neurophysiology is a part of physiology. Neurophysiology is the study of functioning of the nervous system. It is closely connected with neurobiology, psychology, neurology, clinical neurophysiology, electrophysiology, ethology, higher nervous activity, neuroanatomy, cognitive science and other brain sciences.
Surgical Neurophysiology is an applied subfield of neuroscience. A surgical neurophysiologist may work as a researcher at a university, or as a member of a surgical team in the surgical suite (OR). In the OR, he or she is involved with the functional monitoring of neural structures and neural systems with the aim of safe guarding the nervous system of the patient. He or she may also facilitate the surgical procedure by perfoming electrophysiological assays to identify neural structures. These intraoperative roles are termed neuromonitoring. Neuromonitoring is of great benefit to a patient undergoing any of a wide variety of surgeries -- generally, any surgery in which 1) there is a high risk of damage to the nervous system, and/or 2) the procedure requires functional guidance. Surgical neurophysiologists are trained in neuroscience, electrophysiology, and anatomy. The specialized skills and judgment needed to perform neuromonitoring are almost always obtained through mentoring in the OR. The specialized knowledge amy be obtained similarly, or formally, and some in the field have an MD or PhD. Two stages of credentialing exisit: the technician level CNIM [1], and the professional level D.ABNM [2].
See also: neuroscience, brain, neural coding.
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| Neurobiology | Cognitive Neuroscience | Computational Neuroscience | Neural Engineering | Neuroanatomy | Neurochemistry | Neuroendocrinology |Neuroimaging | Neurolinguistics | Neurology | Neuromonitoring | Neuropharmacology | Neurophysiology | Neuropsychology | Neuropsychiatry | Psychopharmacology | Systems Neuroscience | Molecular Cellular Cognition | |
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| Cognitive Psychology | Cognitive Neuroscience | Computational Psychology | Biological Psychology | Mathematical Psychology | Neuroimaging | Psycholinguistics | Psychophysics | Psychophysiology | Neuropsychology | Neuropsychiatry | Psychopharmacology | Systems Neuroscience | Developmental Psychology | Social Psychology | Clinical Psychology | Evolutionary Psychology |
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