title: Influence of the earth's magnetic field on resting and activated EEG mapping in normal subjects.
abstract: We found in a former investigation that by measuring sleep parameters, the REM latency is shortened in the E-W position of sleepers compared with the N-S position. This paper reports on a further neurological observation in humans concerning the influence of the earth's magnetic field: there are statistically significant differences in the EEG of normal subjects, depending on whether the subjects sit facing the N-S or E-W direction. The difference is especially pronounced in the alpha-power.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Biochemie, Martinsried.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ruhenstroth-Bauer
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Günther
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hantschk
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Klages
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kugler
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peters
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D012895:Sleep, REM / Q000502:physiology