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Original Articles

A human source for ELF magnetic perturbations

Pages 337-342 | Received 03 Jun 2015, Accepted 03 Oct 2015, Published online: 29 Jun 2016
 

ABSTRACT

Current models that frame consciousness in terms of electromagnetic field theory carry implications that have yet to be fully explored. Endogenous weak extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic fields are generated by ionic charge flow in axons, dendrites and synaptic transmitters. Because neural tissues are transparent to such fields, these provide the basis for the globally unifying qualities required to properly describe consciousness as a field. At the same time, however, an electromagnetic approach predicts partial transmission of this 1–100 nT field, suggesting external interactions similar to the various ELF magnetic perturbations that are linked to homeostatic and endocrine-related physiological effects. It follows that humans may represent an additional, previously unrecognized source of weak (1–10 nT) ambient ELF magnetic fields.

Acknowledgments

The author gratefully acknowledges a number of helpful suggestions by P.J. Rosch.

Declaration of interest

The author reports no conflicts of interest. The author alone is responsible for the content and writing of this article.

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