Title :
CW microwave fields evoke body movements in bilaterally cochleotomized rats
Author :
Raslear, T.G. ; Akyel, Y. ; Lu, S.-T. ; Swearengen, J.R. ; Varle, D. ; DeAngelis, M.L. ; Seaman, R.L.
Author_Institution :
Walter Reed Army Inst. of Res., Washington, DC, USA
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Abstract :
The probability of a whole-body movement in rats exposed to one second microwave pulses is a function of power. This functional relationship is similar in deafened and bearing rats, which eliminates microwave hearing as a possible mechanism for the effect. Observed thermal gradients in the facial skin support the hypothesis that tactile sensations are the eliciting stimulus for the whole-body movement, but do not address the hypothesis that microwave fields exert a direct effect on the central nervous system to cause the movement.
Keywords :
biological effects of microwaves; neuromuscular stimulation; touch (physiological); CW microwave fields; bilaterally cochleotomized rats; body movements; deafened rats; facial skin support; hearing rats; microwave hearing; microwave pulses; tactile sensations; time 1 s; whole body movement probability; whole body movement stimulus; Logic gates; Microwave FET integrated circuits; Microwave integrated circuits; Microwave theory and techniques; Surgery;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-0816-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5760972
