Abstract
My initial plan was to present a rather simple view of the ways in which brain cells might sense fields that are intrinsic to brain tissue as well as fields that are imposed in the environment. 1 became convinced, however, that some speculation relating to cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the perception of electromagnetic fields would also be appropriate. Therefore, I will try to present some facts, or near-facts, and then discuss models of ways in which interaction with environmental fields may occur in the central nervous system.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Schmitt, F. O., Dev, P., and Smith, B. H., 1976. Electrotonic processing of information by brain cells. Science 193:114–120.
Elul, R., 1972. The genesis of the EEG. Int. Rev. Neurobiol. 15:227–272.
Berkhout, J., Walter, D. O., and Adey, W. R., 1969. Alterations of the human electroencephalogram induced by stressful verbal activity. Electroencephalogr. Clin. Neurophysiol. 27:457–469.
Wever, R., 1968. Einfluss schwacher electromagnetischer felder auf die circadiane periodik des menschen. Naturwissenschaften 1:29–33.
Hamer, J., 1969. Effects of low level, low frequency electric fields on human reaction time. Commun. Behav. Biol. 2(A):217–222.
Gavalas, R. J., Walter, D. O., Hamer, J., and Adey, W. R., 1970. Effect of low-level, low frequency electric fields on EEG and behavior in Macaca nemestrina. Brain Res. 18:491–501.
Bawin, S. M, Gavalas, R. J., and Adey, W. R., 1973. Effects of modulated VHF fields on the central nervous system. Brain Res. 58:365–384.
Van Harreveld, A., Crowell, J., and Malhotra, S. K., 1965. Extracellular space in the cerebral cortex of the mouse. J. Cell Biol. 25:117–137.
Adey, W. R., 1977. Models of membranes of cerebral cells as substrates for information storage. BioSystems 8:163–178.
Singer, S. J., and Nicholson, G. L., 1972. The fluid mosaic model of the structure of cell membranes. Science 175:720–736.
Adey, W. R., 1970. Cerebral structure and information storage. Prog. Physiol. Psychol. 3:138–201.
Kaczmarek, L. K., and Adey, W. R., 1973. The efflux of 45Ca2+ and [3H] gamma-aminobutyric acid from cat cerebral cortex. Brain Res. 63:331–343.
Bawin, S. M., and Adey, W. R., 1976. Sensitivity of calcium binding in cerebral tissue to weak environmental electric fields oscillating at low frequency. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 73:1999–2003.
Bawin, S. M., Kaczmarek, L. K., and Adey, W. R., 1975. Effects of modulated VHF field on the central nervous system. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 247:74–81.
Bawin, S. M., Sheppard, A. R., and Adey, W. R., 1978. Possible mechanisms of weak electromagnetic field coupling in brain tissue. Bioelectrochem. Bioenergetics 5:67–76.
Blackman, C. S., Elder, J. A., Bennane, S. G., Weil, C. M., and Eichinger, D. C., 1977. Two factors affecting the radiation-induced calcium efflux from brain tissue, Symposium on the Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Waves, Airlie, Va., Oct. 30 — Nov. 4.
Yahara, I., and Edelman, G. M., 1972. Restriction of the mobility of lymphocyte immunoglobulin receptors by concanavalin A. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 69:608–612.
Allen, J. E. and Rasmussen, H., 1971. Human red blood cells: Prosta-glandin E2, epinephrine, and isoproterenol alter deformability. Science 174:512–514.
Schwarz, G., 1967. A basic approach to a general theory for cooperative intramolecular conformation changes of linear biopolymers. Biopolymers 5:321–324.
Grodsky, I. I., 1976. Neuronal membrane: A physical synthesis. Math. Biosci. 28:191–220.
Fröhlich, H., 1968. Long-range coherence and energy storage in biological systems. Int. J. Quantum Chem. 11:641–649.
Kaczmarek, L. K., 1977. Cation binding models for the interaction of membranes with EM fields. MIT Neurosci. Res. Prog. Bull. 15:54–60.
Einolf, C. W., and Carstensen, E. L., 1971. Low frequency dielectric dispersion in suspensions of ion-exchange resins. J. Phys. Chem. 75:1091–1099.
Hopfield, J. J., 1973. Relation between structure, cooperativity and spectra in a model of hemoglobin action. J. Mol. Biol. 77:207–222.
Bass, L., and Moore, W. J., 1968. A model of nervous excitation based on the Wien dissociation effect. In Structural Chemistry and Molecular Biology, eds., A. Rich and C. M. Davidson, pp. 356–368. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman and Company.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1979 Plenum Press, New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Adey, W.R. (1979). Long-Range Electromagnetic Field Interactions at Brain Cell Surfaces. In: Tenforde, T.S. (eds) Magnetic Field Effect on Biological Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9143-6_6
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9143-6_6
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4615-9145-0
Online ISBN: 978-1-4615-9143-6
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive