Oomura Y
Department of Higher Nervous Function Control Systems, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
Comp Biochem Physiol C Comp Pharmacol Toxicol. 1991;98(1):1-18.
The progress of the neurophysiological research in Japan during the past 45 years is related. Modern Japanese neurophysiology started immediately after the end of World War 2. The introduction of microelectrode techniques contributed greatly to most fields of Japanese neurophysiology. These techniques were used to study most neurophysiological phenomena: sensory physiology including vision, audition, chemical sensitivity, and other modalities; learning and memory. These techniques plus lesions, transplants, and behavioral physiology were used to study circadian rhythm, posture and motor control, and sex. These and other techniques were used to study neural plasticity, immunity, membrane excitability, pain and other psychophysiological functions. The disciplines advanced quickly into multidiscipline approaches into not only electrophysiological, but biophysical, biochemical and immunological research fields. From the past research results our neurophysiologists can be expected to advance rapidly toward further development in the future of Japanese neurophysiology.
本文讲述了日本在过去45年里神经生理学研究的进展。现代日本神经生理学始于第二次世界大战结束后不久。微电极技术的引入对日本神经生理学的大多数领域都有很大贡献。这些技术被用于研究大多数神经生理现象：包括视觉、听觉、化学敏感性和其他感觉方式在内的感觉生理学；学习和记忆。这些技术加上损伤、移植和行为生理学被用于研究昼夜节律、姿势和运动控制以及性别。这些以及其他技术被用于研究神经可塑性、免疫、膜兴奋性、疼痛和其他心理生理功能。这些学科迅速发展为多学科方法，不仅涉及电生理学，还涉及生物物理学、生物化学和免疫学研究领域。从过去的研究结果来看，我们可以期待日本神经生理学家在未来推动日本神经生理学进一步快速发展。
