Conference Article

·2017

A microcontroller based system for measuring the central neural system response

Coskun Kazma YTU , Nizamettin Aydın YTU

2017 IEEE International Conference on Power, Control, Signals and Instrumentation Engineering (ICPCSI)

Abstract

The human body is able to communicate and interact with the outside world through receptors that surround the whole body. We can examine these receptors according to their functions in five different branches known as Mechanoreceptors, Thermoreceptors, Nociceptors, Photoreceptors and Chemoreceptors. When the central nervous system has been exposed to abnormal conditions, central nervous system responds to the receptors differently. In this respect it is possible to identify some of central nervous diseases, if somatosensory that are placed all over the subject human body is stimulated and the responses of subjects are recorded and analyzed. In order to demonstrate this, we have designed a new system that stimulate the receptors on fingers. During the test, the system asks some questions to the subjects and answers are recorded to be evaluated by the help of a desktop software developed.

Keywords

Somatosensory system Neuroscience Thermoreceptor Central nervous system Receptor Nervous system Computer science Nociceptor Biology Sensory system Nociception

Subject Areas

Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies ·Sensory Systems ·Life Sciences
Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function ·Cognitive Neuroscience ·Life Sciences
Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies ·Cognitive Neuroscience ·Life Sciences

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