From optical neuroimaging to photobiology to bioelectromagnetics: A short review of my research in the field of biophysics

Date

Dec 16, 2016

Time

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Speaker

Dr. sc. nat. Felix Scholkmann, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich)

Affiliation

Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory (BORL

Series

CMCB Life Sciences Seminar

Language

en

Main Topic

Biologie

Other Topics

Biologie, Medizin

Host

Prof. Richard Funk

Description

About the research of Dr. Scholkmann:Felix Scholkmann (biophysicist and neuroscientist; PhD: 2014, University of Zurich, Switzerland) is working on different topics in the field of optical human neuroimaging (focus: functional near-infrared spectroscopy [fNIRS] and cerebral oximetry applied to adults and neonates), photobiology (focus: ultra-weak photon emission of biological systems, photobiological processes), neuroscience (focus: brain-to-brain coupling, neurobiophysics, integrative neuroscience) and bioelectromagnetics (focus: biological significance of endogenous electrical signals in biological systems, effects of electromagnetic fields on biological systems). He is affiliated with the Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory of the University Hospital Zurich and the Faculty of Medicine & Department of Clinical Research at the University of Bern.Publications:1. Scholkmann, F., Kleiser, S., Metz, A.J., Zimmermann, R., Mata Pavia, J., Wolf, U. & Wolf, M. (2014). A review on continuous wave functional near-infrared spectroscopy and imaging instrumentation and methodology. NeuroImage, 85 (Part 1), 6-27.2. Scholkmann, F. (2016). Long range physical cell-to-cell signalling via mitochondria inside membrane nanotubes: a hypothesis. Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling, 13, 122.3. Scholkmann, F. (2015). Two emerging topics regarding long-range physical signaling in neurosystems: Membrane nanotubes and electromagnetic fields. Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, 14 (2), 1-19.4. Scholkmann, F., Miscio, G., Tarquini, R., Bosi, A., Rubino, R., di Mauro, L. & Mazzoccoli, G. (2016). The circadecadal rhythm of oscillation of umbilical cord blood parameters correlates with geomagnetic activity –An analysis of long-term measurements (1999–2011). Chronobiology International, 1-2. 5. Salari, V., Scholkmann, F., Bokkon, I., Shahbazi, F., Dai, J. and Tuszynski, J. (2016). The physical mechanism for retinal discrete dark noise: thermal activation or cellular ultraweak photon emission? PLoS ONE, 11 (3), e0148336.

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