Basic Problems of Electromagnetic Biology

Kholodov, Yu. A.

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“…For example, Pazur et al ( 2007 ) have provided extensive but controversial data concerning the effects of magnetic fields on the frequency of DNA damage, changes in the number of mutations, and enzyme activity using different TMS parameters (frequency, intensity, etc.). Additionally, Kholodov ( 1982 ), a professor at the Institute of Higher Nervous Activity in the Russian Academy of Sciences, studied the effects of magnetic fields on the human brain at the Institute of Neurology in the USSR Academy of Sciences. The present review deliberately focuses on the particular effects of TMS-induced electromagnetic fields on neurological processes that occur at different levels in the brain because these effects determine the various therapeutic benefits of this method.…”

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Possible Mechanisms Underlying the Therapeutic Effects of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Chervyakov

Chernyavsky

Синицын

et al. 2015

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is an effective method used to diagnose and treat many neurological disorders. Although repetitive TMS (rTMS) has been used to treat a variety of serious pathological conditions including stroke, depression, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, pain, and migraines, the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the effects of long-term TMS remain unclear. In the present review, the effects of rTMS on neurotransmitters and synaptic plasticity are described, including the classic interpretations of TMS effects on synaptic plasticity via long-term potentiation and long-term depression. We also discuss the effects of rTMS on the genetic apparatus of neurons, glial cells, and the prevention of neuronal death. The neurotrophic effects of rTMS on dendritic growth and sprouting and neurotrophic factors are described, including change in brain-derived neurotrophic factor concentration under the influence of rTMS. Also, non-classical effects of TMS related to biophysical effects of magnetic fields are described, including the quantum effects, the magnetic spin effects, genetic magnetoreception, the macromolecular effects of TMS, and the electromagnetic theory of consciousness. Finally, we discuss possible interpretations of TMS effects according to dynamical systems theory. Evidence suggests that a rTMS-induced magnetic field should be considered a separate physical factor that can be impactful at the subatomic level and that rTMS is capable of significantly altering the reactivity of molecules (radicals). It is thought that these factors underlie the therapeutic benefits of therapy with TMS. Future research on these mechanisms will be instrumental to the development of more powerful and reliable TMS treatment protocols.

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confidence: 99%

Possible Mechanisms Underlying the Therapeutic Effects of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Chervyakov

Chernyavsky

Синицын

et al. 2015

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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184

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“…As shown in (Ref. [45]), the hypogeomagnetic field also affects humans. The person may feel pain as the impact of 1000 times the weakened field, as well as an increased amount of pain at approximately the same time.…”

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The role of a space patrol of solar X-ray radiation in the provisioning of the safety of orbital and interplanetary manned space flights

Avakyan

Kovalenok²,

Savinykh

et al. 2015

Acta Astronautica

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“…In the first book published on the use of EMF modalities, " Magnetotherapy", in 1982Todorov (1982 suggested that treatment of thyroid gland might have beneficial effects at number of organs via stimulation of the endocrine system. In a series of papers Kholodov (1988) emphasizes the effects of magnetic fields on central nervous system. One should not miss the pioneering works of Madeline and Jeno Barnothy, as well as contribution of Robert Becker in his "Cross Currents" book (Becker, 1990).…”

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Systemic Effect: A New Approach to Magnetic Field Therapy

Markov

Hazlewood

Ericsson³

2005

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Despite of decades of successful worldwide use of magnetic/electromagnetic field therapy, the answer to the question of possible mechanisms of action is still lacking. Scientific reports of successful therapeutic use of magnetic/electromagnetic fields are worldwide; however, our understanding of the underlying mechanism is limited. This paper presents a new hypothesis that therapeutic benefit of magnetic fields might result from effects that originated on the level of important systems in human body. It is known now that the life is an electromagnetic event in aqueous medium. Therefore, an appropriate choice of magnetic and/or electromagnetic field may be expected to initiate systemic changes that result in efficacious effects distant from the point of application. Observations of this phenomenon have been reported in at least two forms: (1) neutralization of the pain experience distant to the point of magnetic field exposure; and, (2) various alterations of T-lymphocytes in response to pain and to magnetic fields. Extrapolating these observations to the level of blood-vessel system, one might hypothesize that a "healthy" cell does not respond as readily to the applied fields as do abnormal cells (which are in a disease or injury state).

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Basic Problems of Electromagnetic Biology

Cited by 5 publications

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Possible Mechanisms Underlying the Therapeutic Effects of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Possible Mechanisms Underlying the Therapeutic Effects of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

The role of a space patrol of solar X-ray radiation in the provisioning of the safety of orbital and interplanetary manned space flights

Systemic Effect: A New Approach to Magnetic Field Therapy

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