TITLE: Electrophysiological effects of electromagnetic fields on animals

Document ID: 19750016275 N (75N24347) File Series: NASA Technical Reports

Report Number: AD-A007520

Sales Agency & Price: CASI Hardcopy A03 CASI Microfiche A01

Authors:

Guy, A. W. (Washington Univ.) Lin, J. C. (Washington Univ.) Chou, C. K. (Washington Univ.)

Published: Jun 01, 1974

Corporate Source:

Washington Univ. (Seattle, WA, United States)

Pages: 45

Contract Number: None

Abstract:

The report shows that the conduction and transmission latencies and amplitudes of evoked potentials in both the CNS of anesthetized cats, isolated nerves of cats, and ganglia of rabbits are affected by CW microwaves in a manner very similar to that of localized conduction heat. Temperature rises are always associated with any observable changes of the measured characteristics in the nervous tissues exposed to CW irradiation. Electrophysiological studies on cats indicate that pulsed microwaves interact with mammalian auditory systems in a manner similar to that of conventional acoustic perception. A possible mechanism of microwave interaction is the acoustic energy release from rapid thermal expansion due to power absorption in the gross structure of the head.

Major Subject Terms:

MICROWAVE FREQUENCIES NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES RADIATION EFFECTS

Minor Subject Terms:

BIOELECTRIC POTENTIAL BODY TEMPERATURE CATS CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS RADIOBIOLOGY

Language Note: English

Notes:

Presented at the 7th Rochester Intern. Conf. on Environ. Toxicity, Rochester, N. Y. Jun. 1974

Rochester Intern. Conf. on Environ. Toxicity, Rochester, NY Jun. 1974

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