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Effects of extremely‐low‐frequency electric fields on neuronal activity in rat brain
Author(s) -
Blackwell R. P.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
bioelectromagnetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.435
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-186X
pISSN - 0197-8462
DOI - 10.1002/bem.2250070410
Subject(s) - electric field , waveform , brain activity and meditation , electrophysiology , neuroscience , premovement neuronal activity , electroencephalography , physics , nuclear magnetic resonance , biology , voltage , quantum mechanics
Abstract The effects of 50‐, 30‐, and 15‐Hz electric field exposure on the activity of spontaneously firing neurons in the brain of anaesthetized rats were studied. Exposure to fields of 100 V/m (peak‐to‐peak, in air) produced no effect on the overall rate of neuronal firing, but some synchronicity with the period of the exposure waveform was seen with 15‐ and 30‐Hz electric fields.