DocumentCode
2241192
Title
Is there a link between acupuncture meridians, Earth-ionosphere resonances and cerebral activity?
Author
Cohen, Marc ; Behrenbruch, Christian ; Cosic, Irena
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Syst. Eng., Monash Univ., Clayton, Vic., Australia
fYear
1998
fDate
15-18 Feb 1998
Firstpage
173
Lastpage
174
Abstract
Acupuncture points and meridians have been shown to have distinct electrical characteristics. Acupuncture points have been found to have lower electrical impedance and acupuncture meridians represent low resistance pathways. The authors examined the spectral characteristics of a section of the large intestine acupuncture meridian in 10 healthy volunteers by inserting a broad-spectrum pulse at one point and detecting the output response further along the meridian. Analysis of the meridian transfer function revealed characteristic resonant frequencies that strongly coincide with the spectral components of Schumann resonances and the human EEG
Keywords
electroencephalography; ionosphere; medical signal processing; patient treatment; resonance; spectral analysis; transfer functions; Earth-ionosphere resonances; Schumann resonances; acupuncture meridians; broad-spectrum pulse; cerebral activity; characteristic resonant frequencies; healthy volunteers; human EEG; large intestine acupuncture meridian; low resistance pathways; output response; spectral components; Electric resistance; Electric variables; Electroencephalography; Humans; Immune system; Impedance; Intestines; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Transfer functions;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Bioelectromagnetism, 1998. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location
Melbourne, Vic.
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3867-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICBEM.1998.666451
Filename
666451
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