Neurophysiology and neural engineering: a review.

@article{Prochazka2017NeurophysiologyAN,
  title={Neurophysiology and neural engineering: a review.},
  author={Arthur Prochazka},
  journal={Journal of neurophysiology},
  year={2017},
  volume={118 2},
  pages={
          1292-1309
        }
}
  • A. Prochazka
  • Published 1 August 2017
  • Biology
  • Journal of neurophysiology
Neurophysiology is the branch of physiology concerned with understanding the function of neural systems. Neural engineering (also known as neuroengineering) is a discipline within biomedical engineering that uses engineering techniques to understand, repair, replace, enhance, or otherwise exploit the properties and functions of neural systems. In most cases neural engineering involves the development of an interface between electronic devices and living neural tissue. This review describes the… 
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