Convulsive threshold in humans and rats and magnetic field changes: observations during total solar eclipse.
Convulsive thresholds were measured in 26 psychiatric patients who were receiving electroconvulsive treatment, and in 8 rats subjects to electroconvulsive shocks, during the recent the recent total solar eclipse day (February 16th, 1980) and on control days. Our results showed that there was a significant reduction in the convulsive thresholds of both humans and rats at the time of solar eclipse, probably occurring due to the observed geomagnetic field variation of 19 Gammas.
D000818:Animals; D055580:Astronomical Phenomena; D001256:Astronomy; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D004597:Electroshock; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics; D051381:Rats; D012640:Seizures / Q000503:physiopathology*