The observation of reality shapes the scientific question and the scientific question motivates the observation of reality. The techniques at disposal define the actual observation horizon. 

These are the main observation techniques of the Functional Neuroscience Group at HM CINAC:

• Species

- Humans (healthy subjects, patients with Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and other movement disorders)

- Rodents (mice)

• Neurophysiological assessments

- Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

- In vivo electrophysiology and fiber photometry

• Imaging assessments

- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET)

- Histology

• Perturbations

- Transcranial static magnetic field stimulation (tSMS) and other non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) techniques

- Chemogenetics, optogenetics and other viral approaches

• Behavioral assessments

- Clinical scales

- Basic behaviors

• Data analysis

- Advanced signal/image processing

- Bayesian statistics

In the image, "the initial observation of the magician" © 2022