What is Clinical Neurophysiology?

Neurophysiology is the study of how brain activity (neuro-) and bodily physiological states (physiology) relate to mental processes, emotions, and behavior. It focuses on understanding how electrical, autonomic, and hormonal signals from the body and brain interact to influence cognition, emotion regulation, stress response, and psychopathology.

Key Areas of Brain Health Fellowship Training Include:

• Spectral analysis EEG brain maps - Measuring brainwave patterns to understand cognitive load, attention, emotional reactivity, and clinical conditions like ADHD, anxiety, concussion, depression, PTSD.
• Integration with Neuroendocrine, Sleep, and Circadian Biology - Understanding how hormone rhythms, light exposure, and sleep quality and cycles affect brain-body-behavior relationships.
• Neurobehavioral Assessment - Linking electrophysiological markers with cognitive, emotional, or behavioral symptoms and patterns through assessments and clinical scales.
• Applications to Neuropsychiatric Disorders, DSM-5, and practice parameters - PTSD, anxiety, depression, ADHD, TBI, Stroke, Long COVID, Autism, insomnia, and disorders of arousal or regulation.
• Personalized Neuromodulation and Brain Stimulation - Using electrophysiological or psychophysiological markers to guide diagnosis, treatment planning and TMS.

Clinical Integration and Goals:

• Advance understanding of the dynamic brain-body relationship in health and disease.
• Use physiological data to guide precision diagnosis and personalized treatment.
• Contribute to innovative brain-behavior intervention models combining psychology, neuroscience, and physiology.