Re: Effects of Electromagnetic fields 0-10 HZ to human body

I couldn't find that reference. Unfortunately, the system I'm using only goes back to 1966, so it appears that your reference is prior to 1966. In any case, a more recent Scientific American dealing with the modern concerns of the topic is:

Stix G.
Closing the book. Are power-line fields a dead issue?
Scientific American. 278(3):33-4, 1998 Mar.

I looked over the description you gave me, and it appears as though you're remembering things a little 'off,' although that isn't bad for 30 some years. A breif run down is as follows…

The body and brain of humans and animals does appear to be directly affected by EM (Referenced below: Please note that I answered a similar question for MadSci about a month ago, regarding HAARP, a US Navy Intelligence project to build or currently build ing a vast antenna array to operate in the ELF range, very contreversial, given that the operating range of the array affects animal life and the effects of operating the array are as yet unknown. So these are the same exact references that I used to doc ument that question's response…) The generalized effect in the brain is that brain waves tend to 'follow' whatever frequency they are exposed to, i.e., exposure to a 10Hz EM will cause the amount of 10Hz signal (overall) in the brain to increase. The ef fect on mental state and behavior of exposure to any given EM frequency is identical, therefore, to the mental state and behavior of a brain whose overall brain wave activity is in the same operating range not as the result of EM exposure (i.e., mental st ate is exactly what we'd expect as a result of exposure to any given frequency of EM). The overly generalized classifications go as follows:

rate
(Hz)	name	description
0-3	delta	deep restoritive non_REM sleep, indicative of pathology such as schizoid when present in substantial quantities during consciousness.

3-7	theta	deep sleep, memmory, hypnogogic states
7-11	alpha	relaxation, REM (low alpha-high theta)
11-20	beta	consciousness
20-up	super-beta	extreme excitable states, problem solving

The effect on cell metabolism isn't notable, for the most part, except in the 50 to 60Hz range, where the effects of exposure are detrimental to cell life, i.e., carcinogenic. In the same frequency range (60 Hz) is demonstrated to induce violent behavior in primates (baboons), and is therefore expected to induce behavioral problems in humans. Static fields, oriented the proper direction, are now proving useful to increase circulation in cells, which is why we're seeing more use of applied magnets in con ditions like bursitus, arthritus, etc., and reduce pain and swelling.

A book which explians a lot of this in simple terms is by Hutchinson, titled "Mega-Brain." I don't know what Hutchinson's back ground is, but he referecnes the book heavily, and it is in turn referenced quite a bit in reputable sources. He wrote a 'sequ el' called "Mega-Brain Power," which focuses more on psychotechnology, the direct application of everything discussed above.

REFERENCES:
NOTE: I want the reader to note that some of these papers date back 30 years, indicating that this knowledge has been in the public domain for quite some time.

Ronald I. Adams R.A. Williams, BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION (RADIOWAVES AND MICROWAVES) EURASIAN COMMUNIST COUNTRIES, (Defense Intelligence Agency, March 1976.)

R.J. MacGregor, "A Brief Survey of Literature Relating to Influence of Low Intensity Microwaves on Nervous Function" (Santa Monica: RAND Corporation, 1970)

Allan H. Frey, "Behavioral Effects of Electromagnetic Energy," SYMPOSIUM ON BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS AND MEASUREMENTS OF RADIO FREQUENCIES/MICRO- WAVES, DeWitt G. Hazzard, editor (U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1977).

E. Preston, "Studies on the Nervous System, Cardiovascular Function and Thermoregulation," BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF RADIO FREQUENCY AND MICROWAVE RADIATION, edited by H.M. Assenheim (Ottawa, Canada: National Research Council of Canada, 1979), 138-141.

Chung-Kwang Chou and Arthur W. Guy, "Quantization of Microwave Biological Effects," SYMPOSIUM OF BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS AND MEASUREMENT OF RADIO FREQUENCY/MICROWAVES, edited by Dewitt G. Hazzard (U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1977).

PHYSICAL CONTROL OF THE MIND, by Jose Delgado (Harper and Row, 1969).

PSYCHOTECHNOLOGY, Robert L. Schwitzgebel and Ralph K. Schwitzgebel (Holt, Rhinehart and Winston, 1973).

Adrian, D., "Auditory and visual sensations stimulated by low-frequency electric currents", Radio Science, 12, No. 6(5):243-250, 1977.

Anderson, L.E., "Biological Effects of Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields: In Vivo Studies", American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 54(4):186-96, 1993.

Anderson, Larry, "ELF: Exposure Levels, Bioeffects and Epidemiology", Health Physics, July 1991

Wilson, Bary, "Chronic Exposure to ELF Fields May Induce Depression", Bioelectromagnetics, 9, pp. 195-205, 1988.

Authors

Reiser H. Dimpfel W. Schober F.

Institution

Pro Science Private Research Institute GmbH, Linden, Germany.

Title

The influence of electromagnetic fields on human brain activity.

Source

European Journal of Medical Research. 1(1):27-32, 1995 Oct 16.

Abstract

Possible effects of electromagnetic fields on human brain activity were studied. In a single-blind, cross-over-designed and placebo-controlled study 36 volunteers were exposed firstly to an electromagnetic field originating form a MediLine "MEGA-WAVE 150/ 1" therapy instrument and secondly to a field originating from a mobile, digital tetlephone as used for wireless telecommunication. All volunteers also underwent a control experiment with no field exposure. Application of the MEGA-WAVE instrument caused a n increase in EEG power in the frequency bands Alpha2, Beta1 and Beta2 during and after field exposure. Operation of the mobile telephone caused an increase in the same frequency bands with a delay of approximately 15 minutes after exposure.

Authors

Bell G. Marino A. Chesson A. Struve F.

Institution

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport 71130.

Title

Electrical states in the rabbit brain can be altered by light and electromagnetic fields.

Source

Brain Research. 570(1-2):307-15, 1992 Jan 20.

Abstract

The effect of low-frequency magnetic fields on the rabbit electroencephalograph (EEG) was studied using a quantitative procedure that permitted statistical evaluation of the response of individual animals. The field conditions used were those predicted by various theories to result in field-animal interactions; light and sham exposure were employed as positive and negative controls, respectively. Sixty-seven percent of the rabbits exhibited changes in the EEG power spectra when light was presented in 2-s epochs; none of the animals responded to sham exposure. When 1 Gauss, 5 Hz, was presented in 2-s epochs, 100% of the animals tested responded to the presence of the field. The rabbits did not respond when the magnetic-field frequency was higher than the p hysiological range (1-20 Hz) or when it was tuned for resonance of K+. The results showed that an electrical state function may be operationally defined for the rabbit brain, and used to assess the occurrence of an interaction between an animal and extern al magnetic fields.

Authors

Adey WR.

Institution

Department of Physiology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, California 92357.

Title

The cellular microenvironment and signaling through cell membranes. [Review] [62 refs]

Source

Progress in Clinical & Biological Research. 257:81-106, 1988.

Abstract

The structural and functional aspects of communication between cells have been reviewed, with emphasis on the cell membrane in detection and transductive coupling of oscillating electromagnetic fields in the pericellular environment. Imposed fields are po werful and highly specific tools in manipulation of the sequence of events in membrane transductive coupling. They have revealed nonlinear and nonequilibrium aspects of these interactions. In cerebral tissue, extracellular fields orders of magnitude weake r than the membrane potential can modulate cell firing patterns, entrain EEG rhythms, alter neurotransmitter release and modulate behavioral states. These sensitivities have also been widely detected in non-neural tissues. It is therefore proposed that an intrinsic communication system between cells based on these weak electromagnetic influences may be a general biological property. A three-step model of transductive coupling is presented. First, a highly cooperative modification of calcium binding occurs in the plane of the membrane surface following a focal event at a receptor site. This "amplifying" stage releases substantially more energy than in the initial events. Cerebral extracellular conductance changes accompanying physiological responses may ar ise in perineuronal fluid with a substantial macromolecular content and calcium ions may modulate perineuronal conductivity. In the second stage, coupling occurs along transmembrane helical proteins and may be mediated by solitons. The third stage couples transmembrane signals to the cytoskeleton and to intracellular enzyme systems, including membrane-bound adenylate cyclase and the protein kinase system of intracellular messengers. Activation of these intracellular systems is calcium-dependent. [Referenc es: 62]

Authors

Sidiakin VG. Stashkov AM. Ianova NP. Chemodanova MA. Shumilina KA. Kirillova AV.

Title

[The physiological mechanisms of the regulation of zoosocial behavior in rats exposed to low-frequency electromagnetic fields]. [Russian]

Source

Fiziologicheskii Zhurnal Imeni I. M. Sechenova. 81(4):21-31, 1995 Apr.

Abstract

The infraslow frequency electromagnetic fields were shown to affect social activity in rats: the changes induced by territorial priority and isolation were eliminated, an interaction between the motor activity and the social status appeared. The monoamine rgic system of the rat brain seems to take part in physiological mechanisms of regulation of the zoosocial behaviour according to changes in ambient conditions.

Authors

Anderson LE.

Institution

Bioelectromagnetics, Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352.

Title

Biological effects of extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields: in vivo studies. [Review] [116 refs]

Source

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. 54(4):186-96, 1993 Apr.

Abstract

This paper discusses the biological effects of exposure to extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields observed in animal studies. Three areas of investigation are reported: (1) studies on the nervous system, including behavior and neuroendocrine funct ion; (2) experiments on cancer development in animals; and (3) measurements of currents and electric fields induced in animal models by exposure to external magnetic fields. An attempt is made to evaluate experimental results and interpret them with respe ct to potential health implications. [References: 116]

Authors

Coelho AM Jr. Rogers WR. Easley SP.

Institution

Behavioral Medicine Laboratory, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Title

Effects of concurrent exposure to 60 Hz electric and magnetic fields on the social behavior of baboons.

Source

Bioelectromagnetics. Suppl 3:71-92, 1995.

Abstract

Our previous research has demonstrated that 30 or 60 kV/m electric fields (EF) reliably produce temporary increases in the performance of three categories of baboon social behavior: Passive Affinity, Tension, and Stereotypy. The experimental design includ ed 6 week preexposure, exposure, and postexposure periods with experimental and control groups, each with eight subjects. Here, we report two experiments that evaluated the effects of combined EF and magnetic fields (MF) on baboon social behavior. One exp eriment demonstrated that exposure to 6 kV/m EF and 50 microT (0.5 G) MF produced Period x Group interactions for Stereotypy and Attack, but the previously observed increases in Passive Affinity, Tension, and Stereotypy did not occur. A second experiment demonstrated that exposure to 30 kV/m EF and 100 microT 1.0 G MF did not produce the same magnitude of increases in Passive Affinity, Tension, and Stereotypy observed previously with 30 kV/m EF alone. The exposed group exhibited decreased performance rate s for several behavior categories during exposure with further declines during postexposure. The control group showed fewer downward trends across periods.

Authors

Orr JL. Rogers WR. Smith HD.

Institution

Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas 78288-0510, USA.

Title

Detection thresholds for 60 Hz electric fields by nonhuman primates.

Source

Bioelectromagnetics. Suppl 3:23-34, 1995.

Abstract

Because responses of animals to detection of the presence of an electric field (EF) are a possible mechanism for production of biological effects, it is important to know what EF intensities are detectable. Operant methods were used to train six baboons ( Papio cynocephalus) to perform a psychophysical task involving detection of EF presence. During the response phase of a trial, a subject responded on one push button to report the presence of the EF and on a different push button to report the absence of the EF. Correct reports of EF presence of absence produced delivery of food rewards. The subjects became proficient at performing this psychophysical detection task; during 35 days of testing, false alarm rates averaged 9%. The average EF detection thresh old was 12 kV/m; the range of means among subjects was 5-15 kV/m. Two special test procedures confirmed that the subjects were responding directly to EF presence of absence and not to artifacts that might be associated with EF generation. The EF detection threshold of nonhuman primates is similar to thresholds reported for rats and humans.

Authors

Easley SP. Coelho AM Jr. Rogers WR.

Institution

Behavioral Medicine Laboratory, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, Texas.

Title

Effects of a 30 kV/m, 60 Hz electric field on the social behavior of baboons: a crossover experiment.

Source

Bioelectromagnetics. 13(5):395-400, 1992.

Abstract

Using a crossover experimental design, we evaluated our earlier findings that exposure to a 30 kV/m, 60 Hz electric field for 12 hours per day, 7 days per week for 6 weeks produced significant changes in the performance rates of social behaviors among you ng adult male baboons. In the crossover experiment, the former control group was exposed to a 30 kV/m, 60 Hz electric field for 3 weeks. Only an extremely small, incidental magnetic field was generated by the exposure apparatus. We found that electric-fie ld exposure again produced increases in the performance rates that index Passive Affinity, Tension, and Stereotypy. These findings, combined with results from our other electric-field experiments, indicate that exposure to strong electric fields, in the a bsence of associated magnetic fields, consistently produces effects that are expressed as increases in rates of performance of social behaviors in young adult male baboons.