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Synchronization dynamics induced on pairs of neurons under applied weak alternating magnetic fields.
Azanza MJ, del Moral A, Calvo AC, Pérez-Bruzón RN, Junquera C. · 2013
View Original AbstractMagnetic fields from power lines can synchronize nerve cell activity, potentially disrupting normal brain communication patterns.
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Researchers exposed pairs of snail neurons to weak 50 Hz magnetic fields (similar to power line frequencies) to see if the fields could synchronize their electrical activity. They found that magnetic fields between 0.2 and 150 Gauss could indeed cause the neurons to fire in synchronized patterns, with stronger fields sometimes disrupting this synchronization. This suggests that extremely low frequency magnetic fields can directly influence how nerve cells communicate with each other.
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The current study aimed to investigate Synchronization dynamics induced on pairs of neurons under applied weak alternating magnetic fields
Pairs of Helix aspersa neurons show an alternating magnetic field dependent frequency synchronizatio...
AMFS activity reveals several specific features: i) a tight coincidence in time of the pattern and f...
Our electron microscopy studies reveal gap-like junctions confirming our immunocytochemistry results about expression of connexin 26 (Cx26) in 4.7% of Helix neurons. AMF and carbenoxolone did not induce any significant effect on spontaneous synchronization through electric synapses
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@article{mj_2013_synchronization_dynamics_induced_on_2892,
author = {Azanza MJ and del Moral A and Calvo AC and Pérez-Bruzón RN and Junquera C.},
title = {Synchronization dynamics induced on pairs of neurons under applied weak alternating magnetic fields.},
year = {2013},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1095643313002250},
}