Approaches to study brain functions

The field measuring electrical responses of the nervous system, making it possible to listen to the activity of single neurons.

• Psychology

• Psychiatry

• Electrophysiology

• Electrosphysics

Which scientists successfully record the evoked responses of stimulated nerve trunk and won the Nobel Prize in 1944?

• Galvani

• Erlanger and Gasser

• Cole & Curtis

• Hodgkin and Huxley

Neher & Sackmann won the Nobel Prize in 1992. What did they develop and what does it allow for? Choose 2

• a technique called patch clamp

• a technique called cell patching

• the detection of electrical currents of a millionth of an ampere in the membrane

• the detection of electrical currents of a trillionth of an ampere in the membrane

Roger Tsien won the Nobel Prize in 2008 for developing a new technique using genetic recombinant technology. What is his important contribution?

• He enable the study of gene of interest using green fluorescent protein.

• He invented the Brainbow technique

• He perfected the immunohistochemistry study of neuronal cells

• He perfected the patch clamp technique for other functions.

Select two correct statement regarding the Brainbow technique :

• Utilise Cre-Lox recombinant technique to get the unique hue for specific neuron

• Using fluorescence immunostain on live cells.

• To study individual circuit of a neuron

• Able to detect specify cell type