The influence of a high-gradient, low-frequency electromagnetic field on the working ability of an altered motor structure
Sazonova, T.Y. · 1964
1964 Soviet research investigated how high-gradient, low-frequency electromagnetic fields affected motor function in animals, representing early biological EMF effects research.
Plain English Summary
This 1964 Soviet research examined how high-gradient, low-frequency electromagnetic fields affected the functioning of altered motor structures in laboratory animals. The study focused on measuring working ability or performance changes when motor systems were exposed to specific EMF conditions. This represents early scientific investigation into how electromagnetic fields might influence biological motor function.
Why This Matters
This study represents a fascinating piece of early EMF research from the Soviet Union, conducted at a time when Western scientists were largely ignoring potential biological effects of electromagnetic fields. The focus on 'altered motor structure' suggests researchers were examining how EMF exposure might affect movement, coordination, or muscular function in laboratory animals. What makes this particularly relevant today is that low-frequency electromagnetic fields are exactly what we encounter from power lines, electrical wiring, and many household appliances operating at 50-60 Hz. The concept of 'high-gradient' fields is especially important because it refers to rapidly changing field strengths over short distances, similar to what occurs near electrical devices and wiring in our homes and workplaces. While we lack the specific findings, the very fact that Soviet researchers in 1964 were investigating motor function effects suggests they observed concerning changes worth documenting in the scientific literature.
Finding
B HallHx ombirax c MpHMeHeHHEM S/leKTPOMArHATHOTO Noms u 63 Herg Ha ove JeficTBua amMuHa3HHa padorocnocobHOCTh ABHraTebHOrO annapata 10 NOKa3aTesi0 BEAMYHHbI BIMOAHAeMOH PaOOTb! 2a OHH NPHEM PE3KO yBe- HuHBamacb (pxc. 1).
In their words
“B HallHx ombirax c MpHMeHeHHEM S/leKTPOMArHATHOTO Noms u 63 Herg Ha ove JeficTBua amMuHa3HHa padorocnocobHOCTh ABHraTebHOrO annapata 10 NOKa3aTesi0 BEAMYHHbI BIMOAHAeMOH PaOOTb! 2a OHH NPHEM PE3KO yBe- HuHBamacb (pxc. 1).”
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Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. Duration: 20 hours
Study Details
To investigate the influence of a high-gradient, low-frequency electromagnetic field on the working ability of an altered motor structure.
Experiments conducted on altered motor structures with exposure to electromagnetic fields at 50-24 H...
Exposure to electromagnetic fields at 50-24 Hz (100,000 e/m) resulted in changes in the working abil...
The electromagnetic field action is realized through the central nervous system. The field's effects are diminished when the central nervous system's influence is reduced by aminazinum and novocainum, but enhanced when the influence is increased by dibasolum.
Show BibTeX
@article{the_influence_of_a_high_gradient_low_frequency_electromagnetic_field_on_the_work_g4142,
author = {Sazonova and T.Y.},
title = {The influence of a high-gradient, low-frequency electromagnetic field on the working ability of an altered motor structure},
year = {1964},
}