▁For ▁example , ▁a ▁doctor ▁may ▁insert ▁a ▁c ath eter ▁containing ▁an ▁electro de ▁into ▁the ▁heart ▁to ▁record ▁the ▁heart ▁mus cle ' s ▁elect rical ▁activity . ▁ ▁Another ▁example ▁of ▁clin ical ▁electro phys i ology ▁is ▁clin ical ▁ne uro phys i ology . ▁In ▁this ▁medical ▁special ty , ▁do ctors ▁measure ▁the ▁elect rical ▁properties ▁of ▁the ▁brain , ▁sp inal ▁cord , ▁and ▁n erves . ▁Scient ists ▁such ▁as ▁Duch enne ▁de ▁Bou log ne ▁( 1 8 0 6 – 1 8 7 5 ) ▁and ▁Nathan iel ▁A . ▁Buch wald ▁( 1 9 2 4 – 2 0 0 6 ) ▁are ▁considered ▁to ▁have ▁greatly ▁advanced ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁ne uro phys i ology , ▁en abling ▁its ▁clin ical ▁applications . ▁ ▁C lin ical ▁reporting ▁gu idel ines ▁Min imum ▁Information ▁( MI ) ▁standards ▁or ▁reporting ▁gu idel ines ▁specify ▁the ▁minimum ▁amount ▁of ▁meta ▁data ▁( information ) ▁and ▁data ▁required ▁to ▁meet ▁a ▁specific ▁aim ▁or ▁a ims ▁in ▁a ▁clin ical ▁study . ▁The ▁" Min imum ▁Information ▁about ▁a ▁Neu ros cience ▁investigation " ▁( MIN I ) ▁family ▁of ▁reporting ▁guid eline ▁documents ▁a ims ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁consistent ▁set ▁of ▁gu idel ines ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁report ▁an ▁electro phys i ology ▁experiment . ▁In ▁practice ▁a ▁M IN I ▁module ▁compr ises ▁a ▁check list ▁of ▁information ▁that ▁should ▁be ▁provided ▁( for ▁example ▁about ▁the ▁protocol s ▁employed )