The Physiology II Discipline hosts the
Center for Excelence in Neuroscience
(certified by the National University Research Council)

• Cerebral ischemia/reperfusion and preconditioning in vivo and in vitro
• Kainate induced epilepsy in rat
• Research of the effect of anesthetics on the electrical brain activity
• Research on the functional changes induced by diabetes mellitus on the visual system
• Normal and pathological physiology studies of the heart and cardiovascular system
• Physiopathology studies on the degenerative mechanisms affecting the acustico-vestibular system

• Cellular electrophysiology and neuropharmacology studies in-vitro (on brain slices or cell cultures) and in vivo (stereotaxy on mouse/rat brain)

• Sleep studies on human subjects concerning: sleep architecture, study of dreams, study of memory
• Electroencephalography, psychophysiology, cognitive functions and neuromarketing studies

• Research on neuronal cell cultures, neuroprotection and recovery mechanisms, neuropharmacology

• Memory, learning & behavior studies on rats, development of new animal models for neurological and pshychiatrical disorders, investigation of the effects of pharmacological agents.

• Four-vessel occlusion model for global cerebral ischaemia in rat.
• Focal ischaemia by MCA occlusion.
• Hypoxia induction model in rat. 
• Stereotaxic drug administration. 
• EEG recording and computerised EEG analysis in humans and in rats. 
• Extra- and Intra-cellular electrophysiological recordings on brain slices and from in vivo rat brain.
• In vivo and in vitro NO detection. 
• Enzymatic determination on rat brain homogenate. 
• Chronic electrophysiology electrodes implant. 
• Polisomnographic recording and analisys in humans and in rats.
• Neuronal cell cultures.
• Ischemia/Hypoxia in vitro studies.
• Immunohisto- and cyto-chemistry techniques.
• Rat behavior and reaction tests