Nurfaizatul Aisyah Ab Aziz

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Department of Neurosciences, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia

Nurfaizatul Aisyah Ab Aziz


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Cognitive Neuroscience, General Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience, Issues, ethics and legal aspects
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Scopus Publications

  • Brain-wide gamma activity during passive listening of rhythmic Quranic recitations in a naturalistic setting under MEG/EEG simultaneous recording
    Nurfaizatul Aisyah Ab Aziz, Nur Syairah Ab Rani, Muhammad Hakimi Mohd Rashid, Mohammed Abdalla Kannan, Mohd Waqiyuddin Abdullah, Muhammad Amiri Ab Ghani, Nour Qaddoumi, Rabia Nazir, Aini Ismafairus Abd Hamid, Muzaimi Mustapha
    Neuroscience Research Notes, 2026
    The involvement of high-frequency brainwaves in the neural processing of rhythmic Quranic recitation remains unclear, compared to the low-frequency brainwaves. This study examined the synchronisation of high-frequency gamma brainwaves (30–80 Hz) during passive listening to Quranic recitation in three different rhythmic styles. This experimental, cross-sectional study involving 29 healthy adult participants (14 Muslim, 15 non-Muslim) was conducted at the MEG laboratory at Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia. The average gamma source estimation was calculated using minimum-norm imaging, and the whole-brain functional connectivity of magnetoencephalography-electroencephalography (M/EEG) data was quantified using phase-locking value. The results revealed that the gamma waves synchronised in a network of brain regions that included the supramarginal gyrus, anterior cingulate cortex, hippocampus, central region, temporal lobe, inferior frontal gyrus, Rolandic and frontal operculum, cerebellum, visual network regions, and superior parietal gyrus. The findings highlight brain-wide activation during Quranic recitation in Quran-naïve non-Muslim participants, comparable to that in Muslim participants familiar with the employed rhythmic recitation. Both groups also exhibited increased language perception of the Quranic recitation, although they did not understand Arabic (non-Arab natives). The high-frequency gamma activity in this study suggests that receptive listening to different styles of rhythmic Quranic recitation engages neural networks responsible for language and musical perception, emotional regulation, memory and attention, visual mental imagery, and multisensory processing.
  • A narrative review on the physicochemical profiles, bioactive compounds, and therapeutic potentials of stingless bee honey
    Nor Liyana Ja’afar, Nurfaizatul Aisyah Ab Aziz, Zaida Zakaria, Muzaimi Mustapha, Mahaneem Mohamed, Mohd Zulkifli Mustafa, Sabarisah Hashim
    Discover Food, 2025
    Stingless bee honey (SBH) is an intriguing type of honey produced by various genera of stingless bees. SBH has traditionally been used for its reputed therapeutic properties; yet scientific exploration on this honey remained less widespread compared to other types. This review aims to report recent physiochemical and phytochemical properties of SBH across various species and geographical origins. This review also aims to delve into the therapeutic potential of SBH, with a specific focus on its antioxidant, antibacterial, anticancer, and antidiabetic properties. By examining various studies on the medicinal attributes of SBH, this paper offers compelling evidence of its efficacy in treating diverse conditions, such as infections, inflammation, and many more. Furthermore, the distinctive composition of SBH was explored in detail, shedding light on its contribution to its remarkable medicinal characteristics. Ultimately, this review underscores the promising therapeutic potential of SBH and advocates further research to comprehensively comprehend its medicinal properties and unlock its potential for various medical applications.
  • Schizophrenia: a mini review of cognitive function study in multi-modalities of neuroimaging and neuropsychology tests
    Ali Siti Atiyah, Aisyah Ab Aziz Nurfaizatul, Idris Zamzuri, Fadzil Nor Asyikin
    Neuropsychological Trends, 2025
    Schizophrenia is a neuropsychiatric disorder that causes people to hallucinate and have unusual or distorted thoughts. Schizophrenia is primarily diagnosed based on symptoms such as hallucination, delusion, abnormal thought disorder, disorganized speech, bizarre behavior, and cognitive impairment. One of the major current discussions in schizophrenia is the poor cognitive function, which includes impairment of attention and working memory. Any abnormality in these sets of cognitive functions limits one's ability to organize daily life, including social life, career, and thought. So far, many studies have been conducted revealing the neural processing of schizophrenia patients. However, very few papers discuss the states of neurocognitive processing from the combinations of multiple modalities of neuroimaging, electrophysiological, and neuropsychological sides in one single article. This review article will discuss previous studies on cognitive function in schizophrenia patients from a neuroscience standpoint.
  • Emerging trends in neuromodulation for schizophrenia: a global bibliometric analysis
    Nurfaizatul Aisyah Ab Aziz, Siti Atiyah Ali, Nor Asyikin Fadzil, Zamzuri Idris, Sabarisah Hashim
    Neuroscience Research Notes, 2024
    The utilization of neuromodulation techniques is increasingly capturing the attention of researchers and clinicians as potential non-pharmaceutical interventions for treating schizophrenia, especially among drug-resistant schizophrenia patients. Assessing the existing landscape of research activity and identifying gaps in neuromodulation-schizophrenia research is crucial for strategic planning and guiding future research in this domain. This bibliometric analysis paper aims to discern the publications and research trends in neuromodulation schizophrenia studies spanning 2019 to 2023. The Scopus database search was performed using the related keywords. Neuromodulation-schizophrenia-related publications were retrieved from the Scopus database from 2019 to 2023. Bibliometric analyses were performed using Harzing's Publish or Perish, Microsoft Excel and VOS viewer software programs. Three hundred fifty-three publications from the Scopus database were retrieved and analyzed to answer the research questions. The highest number of publications, 87, was observed in 2022. The United States led the way in publishing neuromodulation schizophrenia research with 96 articles. Keyword analysis revealed that "transcranial direct current stimulation" (tDCS) and "transcranial magnetic stimulation" (TMS) were the most prevalent neuromodulation techniques investigated in schizophrenia research. Transcranial-focused ultrasound (TUS) emerged as a novel and current neuromodulation technique explored in treating schizophrenia, as indicated by the analysis of selected journal articles. This bibliometric paper provides insights into the current status, knowledge base, and future directions of neuromodulation-schizophrenia studies, which will serve future researchers in focusing on applying neuromodulation techniques as potential non-pharmaceutical interventions for schizophrenia.
  • Reflections on Neuroethical Issues in Neuroimaging Research Advances from the Islamic Perspective
    Nurfaizatul Aisyah, AB Aziz, M. Mustapha, Sabarisah Hashim
    International Journal of Islamic Thought, 2024
    The growth of neuroscientific research from the progress of neurotechnologies imposed an evolving range of potential bioethical issues. In this context, neuroethics offers insightful guides for researchers to deal with such emerging ethical issues in neuroscience research. However, with diverse brain-related research areas worldwide, potential frictions on moral and ethical grounds are likely to surface which inevitably compounded by local traditions and/or belief systems. Potential ethical issues may originate from shared or distinct perspectives depending on the region that can vary from histories, philosophies, moral values, and social stances. Herein, we focused on Islam as the second-largest religious group globally with such diversities. This narrative review aims to highlight the potential neuroethical issues arising from the advances of neuroimaging in neuroscience research from an Islamic perspective through the lens of Islamic legal maxims (al-qawa`id al-fiqhiyyah).
  • Bibliometric analysis of neurofeedback research from 2000 to 2022
    Siti Atiyah Ali, Mazira Mohamad Ghazali, Nurfaizatul Aisyah Ab Aziz, Humaira Nisar
    Neuroscience Research Notes, 2024
    The application of neurofeedback is gaining increasing interest among neuroscientists as a potential neurorehabilitation approach in cases of various neuro-related functional abnormalities. Discovering the current state of research and identifying gaps in the field of neurofeedback is an essential step in planning and mapping out future research efforts. This bibliometric analysis paper aims to identify the publications and research in neurofeedback from 2000 to 2022. A comprehensive Scopus database search was conducted using the keyword "neurofeedback" and relevant publications from 2000 to 2022 were retrieved. Bibliometric analyses were performed using the Harzing's Publish or Perish and VOSviewer software programmes. The number of retrieved documents was 1835. The number of publications has shown a steadily increasing trend since 2000, with a prominent spike in publications in 2014–2015, indicating a sudden interest in neurofeedback. Among the retrieved documents, 50.3% were related to neuroscience, 23.7% related to medicine, and 13.1% related to psychology. The main contributors to this research come from the United States (24.7%), Germany (13.7%), the United Kingdom (9.4%), and Switzerland (4.9%). Based on the network visualisation of author keywords, the most frequently occurring keywords were neurofeedback, real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), brain-computer interface (BCI), neuromodulation, and neurofeedback training. This bibliometric analysis presents the current status, knowledge base, and future neurofeedback study directions. These findings will benefit future researchers interested in applying neurofeedback as a potential neurorehabilitation approach for a wider population.
  • Understanding dyslexia and the potential of artificial intelligence in detecting neurocognitive impairment in dyslexia
    Siti Atiyah Ali, Humaira Nisar, Nurfaizatul Aisyah Ab Aziz, Nor Asyikin Fadzil, Nur Saida Mohamad Zaber, Luthffi Idzhar Ismail
    Artificial Intelligence and Multimodal Signal Processing in Human Machine Interaction, 2024
  • A review of the holy Quran listening and its neural correlation for its potential as a psycho-spiritual therapy
    Mohammed Abdalla Kannan, Nurfaizatul Aisyah Ab Aziz, Nur Syairah Ab Rani, Mohd Waqiyuddin Abdullah, Muhammad Hakimi Mohd Rashid, Mas Syazwanee Shab, Nurul Iman Ismail, Muhammad Amiri Ab Ghani, Faruque Reza, Mustapha Muzaimi
    Heliyon, 2022
    Since its revelation over 14 centuries ago, the Holy Quran is considered as scriptural divine words of Islam, and it is believed to promote psycho-spiritual therapeutic benefits to its reciter and/or listener. In this context, the listening of rhythmic Quranic verses among Muslims is often viewed as a form of unconventional melodic vocals, with accompanied anecdotal claims of the 'Quranic chills' pleasing effect. However, compared to music, rhythm, and meditation therapy, information on the neural basis of the anecdotal healing effects of the Quran remain largely unexplored. Current studies in this area took the leads from the low-frequency neuronal oscillations (i.e., alpha and theta) as the neural correlates, mainly using electroencephalography (EEG) and/or magnetoencephalography (MEG). In this narrative review, we present and discuss recent work related to these neural correlates and highlight several methodical issues and propose recommendations to progress this emerging transdisciplinary research. Collectively, evidence suggests that listening to rhythmic Quranic verses activates similar brain regions and elicits comparable therapeutic effects reported in music and rhythmic therapy. Notwithstanding, further research are warranted with more concise and standardized study designs to substantiate these findings, and opens avenue for the listening to Quranic verses as an effective complementary psycho-spiritual therapy.

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Brain-wide gamma activity during passive listening of rhythmic Quranic recitations in a naturalistic setting under MEG/EEG simultaneous recording
    NA Ab Aziz, NS Ab Rani, MHM Rashid, MA Kannan, MW Abdullah, ...
    Neuroscience Research Notes 9 (1), 437.1-437.14 , 2026
    2026.0
  • A narrative review on the physicochemical profiles, bioactive compounds, and therapeutic potentials of stingless bee honey
    NL Ja’afar, NA Ab Aziz, Z Zakaria, M Mustapha, M Mohamed, MZ Mustafa, ...
    Discover Food 5 (1), 150 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 9
  • Schizophrenia: A mini review of cognitive function study in multimodalities of neuroimaging and neuropsychology tests.
    SA Ali, NAA Aziz, Z Idris, N Asyikin Fadzil
    Neuropsychological Trends , 2025
    2025.0
  • Understanding dyslexia and the potential of artificial intelligence in detecting neurocognitive impairment in dyslexia
    SA Ali, H Nisar, NA Ab Aziz, NA Fadzil, NSM Zaber, LI Ismail
    Artificial Intelligence and Multimodal Signal Processing in Human-Machine … , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 2
  • Exploring the neural presentation of rhythmic quranic recitations using functional brain connectivity
    NAB AB AZIZ
    2024.0
  • Reflections on Neuroethical Issues in Neuroimaging Research Advances from the Islamic Perspective
    NA Ab Aziz, M Mustapha, S Hashim
    International Journal of Islamic Thought 25 (June), 122-135 , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 4
  • Emerging trends in neuromodulation for schizophrenia: a global bibliometric analysis
    NA Ab Aziz, SA Ali, NA Fadzil, Z Idris, S Hashim
    Neuroscience Research Notes 7 (2), 1-18 , 2024
    2024.0
  • Bibliometric analysis of neurofeedback research from 2000 to 2022
    SA Ali, M Mohamad Ghazali, NA Ab Aziz, H Nisar
    Neuroscience Research Notes 7 (1), 16 , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 4
  • A review of the holy Quran listening and its neural correlation for its potential as a psycho-spiritual therapy
    MA Kannan, NA Ab Aziz, NS Ab Rani, MW Abdullah, MHM Rashid, ...
    Heliyon 8 (12) , 2022
    2022.0
    Citations: 58
  • Otak Liberal atau Konservatif?
    N Aisyah
    Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka , 2020
    2020.0
  • Peperangan dan Konflik: Perbandingan Teori Peperangan dan Undang-undang Moden serta Etika Peperangan Barat dan Islam
    NA Ab Aziz
    Jurnal Peradaban 13 (1) , 2020
    2020.0
    Citations: 1
  • PSIKOLOGI PEMBANGUNAN KANAK-KANAK: PERKAITAN ANTARA PSIKOLOGI PENDIDIKAN BARAT DAN PSIKOLOGI PENDIDIKAN ISLAM: Psychology of Child Development: Relations of Western Educational …
    SA Ali, S Ismail, N Aisyah, AR Omar
    Journal of Islamic Educational Research 4, 14-23 , 2019
    2019.0
    Citations: 12
  • Ada apa dengan “Likes”?
    NA Ab Aziz
    https://www.majalahsains.com/ada-apa-dengan-likes/ , 2019
    2019.0
  • Aksen Dalam Neurosains
    N Aisyah
    Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka , 2018
    2018.0
  • Pengimejan Otak Sebagai Medium Pengesan Penipuan
    NA Ab Aziz
    https://www.majalahsains.com/pengimejan-otak-sebagai-medium-pengesan-penipuan/ , 2017
    2017.0
  • IMAGE OPTIMISATION AND DOSE REDUCTION IN COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY: PA CHEST AND CONTRAST DETAIL PHANTOM
    AR Halimatussa’diah, WL Syarifah Fatmawati, N Narina, ...
    http://irep.iium.edu.my/42538/ , 2015
    2015.0
  • Foreign Accent Syndrome (FAS): Penyakit tentang Loghat Asing
    NAA Aziz
  • Mengapa Bulu Roma Saya Meremang Ketika Mendengar Lagu?
    NAA Aziz
  • PhD= Permanent Head Damage?
    B Omalu, CTE CTE
  • Category: Neuropsychological Disorder
    B Omalu, CTE CTE

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • A review of the holy Quran listening and its neural correlation for its potential as a psycho-spiritual therapy
    MA Kannan, NA Ab Aziz, NS Ab Rani, MW Abdullah, MHM Rashid, ...
    Heliyon 8 (12) , 2022
    2022.0
    Citations: 58
  • PSIKOLOGI PEMBANGUNAN KANAK-KANAK: PERKAITAN ANTARA PSIKOLOGI PENDIDIKAN BARAT DAN PSIKOLOGI PENDIDIKAN ISLAM: Psychology of Child Development: Relations of Western Educational …
    SA Ali, S Ismail, N Aisyah, AR Omar
    Journal of Islamic Educational Research 4, 14-23 , 2019
    2019.0
    Citations: 12
  • A narrative review on the physicochemical profiles, bioactive compounds, and therapeutic potentials of stingless bee honey
    NL Ja’afar, NA Ab Aziz, Z Zakaria, M Mustapha, M Mohamed, MZ Mustafa, ...
    Discover Food 5 (1), 150 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 9
  • Reflections on Neuroethical Issues in Neuroimaging Research Advances from the Islamic Perspective
    NA Ab Aziz, M Mustapha, S Hashim
    International Journal of Islamic Thought 25 (June), 122-135 , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 4
  • Bibliometric analysis of neurofeedback research from 2000 to 2022
    SA Ali, M Mohamad Ghazali, NA Ab Aziz, H Nisar
    Neuroscience Research Notes 7 (1), 16 , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 4
  • Understanding dyslexia and the potential of artificial intelligence in detecting neurocognitive impairment in dyslexia
    SA Ali, H Nisar, NA Ab Aziz, NA Fadzil, NSM Zaber, LI Ismail
    Artificial Intelligence and Multimodal Signal Processing in Human-Machine … , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 2
  • Peperangan dan Konflik: Perbandingan Teori Peperangan dan Undang-undang Moden serta Etika Peperangan Barat dan Islam
    NA Ab Aziz
    Jurnal Peradaban 13 (1) , 2020
    2020.0
    Citations: 1
  • Brain-wide gamma activity during passive listening of rhythmic Quranic recitations in a naturalistic setting under MEG/EEG simultaneous recording
    NA Ab Aziz, NS Ab Rani, MHM Rashid, MA Kannan, MW Abdullah, ...
    Neuroscience Research Notes 9 (1), 437.1-437.14 , 2026
    2026.0
  • Schizophrenia: A mini review of cognitive function study in multimodalities of neuroimaging and neuropsychology tests.
    SA Ali, NAA Aziz, Z Idris, N Asyikin Fadzil
    Neuropsychological Trends , 2025
    2025.0
  • Exploring the neural presentation of rhythmic quranic recitations using functional brain connectivity
    NAB AB AZIZ
    2024.0
  • Emerging trends in neuromodulation for schizophrenia: a global bibliometric analysis
    NA Ab Aziz, SA Ali, NA Fadzil, Z Idris, S Hashim
    Neuroscience Research Notes 7 (2), 1-18 , 2024
    2024.0
  • Otak Liberal atau Konservatif?
    N Aisyah
    Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka , 2020
    2020.0
  • Ada apa dengan “Likes”?
    NA Ab Aziz
    https://www.majalahsains.com/ada-apa-dengan-likes/ , 2019
    2019.0
  • Aksen Dalam Neurosains
    N Aisyah
    Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka , 2018
    2018.0
  • Pengimejan Otak Sebagai Medium Pengesan Penipuan
    NA Ab Aziz
    https://www.majalahsains.com/pengimejan-otak-sebagai-medium-pengesan-penipuan/ , 2017
    2017.0
  • IMAGE OPTIMISATION AND DOSE REDUCTION IN COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY: PA CHEST AND CONTRAST DETAIL PHANTOM
    AR Halimatussa’diah, WL Syarifah Fatmawati, N Narina, ...
    http://irep.iium.edu.my/42538/ , 2015
    2015.0
  • Foreign Accent Syndrome (FAS): Penyakit tentang Loghat Asing
    NAA Aziz
  • Mengapa Bulu Roma Saya Meremang Ketika Mendengar Lagu?
    NAA Aziz
  • PhD= Permanent Head Damage?
    B Omalu, CTE CTE
  • Category: Neuropsychological Disorder
    B Omalu, CTE CTE