Abstract
In my laboratory, our main research themes are the followings: reading the brain, examining the brain and "modulating the brain." These have been done due to the recent advances in non-invasive measurements of human brain function. Our final purpose is to visualize the human brain functions by which the pathophysiological mechanisms of neuro-psychiatric disorders are clarified. Now, ancient techniques such as electroencephalography (EEG), electromyography (EMG) and event-related potentials (ERPs) as well as newly developed techniques including magnetoencephalography (MEG), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRl) and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) are available. These techniques allow us to identify when, where and how bran works. Here, I present the recent findings on human neurophysiology. It is my hope that such approach provides the cross-bridge between medicine and psychology.
