Microneurography
The Brain and Mind Core Facility has a shielded room for conducting microneurography research (i.e. recording peripheral nerve activity in awake human participants). By carefully placing electrodes into the skin, adjacent to sensory neuron axons, researchers can determine how neurons (the fundamental building blocks of the nervous system) receive, process and transmit information throughout the body. The electrodes can also determine the location of the receptive field or "patch of skin" that the neuron is reporting on and what type of stimulation is preferred by that neuron. This type of research is highly informative to our understanding of peripheral sensory processing from receptors in the skin and muscles.
If you are interested in microneurography research and would like to use our shielded room, please contact Derek Quinlan (Research Facility Manager).
