Bioelectrical
Bioelectrical refers to the electrical processes that underlie living organisms and to the use of electrical methods to study and influence biological systems. It encompasses the generation, transmission, and interpretation of electrical signals produced by cells and tissues, especially within excitable cells such as neurons and muscle cells. Central to bioelectrical phenomena are resting membrane potentials, action potentials, and the electrochemical gradients across cell membranes maintained by ion pumps and channels, including those for sodium, potassium, calcium, and chloride.
Researchers measure and manipulate these signals with techniques of electrophysiology, including intracellular and patch-clamp recordings, electroencephalography
Applications span basic science and medicine. In neuroscience and cardiology, bioelectrical signals are fundamental to communication