In this book, we approach neurophysiology at the interface of neurology
and clinical neurophysiology. The medical disciplines of the nervous
system, n- rology and clinical neurophysiology, rest heavily on other
sciences, notably cellular biology, neuro-anatomy, neuro-physiology,
applied physics and ma- ematical biology. Existing medical textbooks on
neurophysiology, neurology and clinical neurophysiology are an excellent
source of the phenomenology of various principles and diseases. Here, we
choose to elucidate some of the under- ing physiological, physical
processes and experimental methods, intended for a broad audience -
medical residents and students, as well as students in the emerging area
of medical technical sciences. We feel that a good understanding of
fundamentals may signi?cantly - hance insight into various aspects of
clinical neurology and clinical neu- physiology. This book, therefore,
is focused on a selection of clinical signs and symptoms to highlight
basic principles of neurology, (neuro-)physiology and neuroanatomy.
While we believe this text to be of interest to medical students or
residents in neurology or clinical neurophysiology, we speci?cally aim
at students - terested in contributing to new developments and
innovations in neurology and clinical neurophysiology. These students
are involved with patients, even though they are not trained for routine
patient care.