title: [The method for studying of the "magnetic vacuum" effect on color memory in humans].
abstract: The method for studying the effects of weak magnetic fields and "magnetic vacuum" on the psychophysiological state of a human organism is proposed. This method includes the system of the exposure of a human organism to uniform constant and alternating magnetic fields and the system of computerized psychological tests. The influence of the weakening of constant magnetic field on the psychophysiological state of human organisms was studied. The short-term color memory and reaction rates of 30 subjects have been examined in the local geomagnetic field and in a magnetic field which was reduced in 10 and more times. Statistically significant differences in the color memory test was found in the magnetic field 4 +/- 1 microT in comparison with the results in the geomagnetic field. In the magnetic field 0 +/- 1 microT, slight impairment of color memory was found. Preliminary results in the test of reaction rates showed the tendency to slowing down the reaction rates in the weakened magnetic fields.
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Bingi
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Zarutskiĭ
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Kapranov
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Kotel'nikov
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Miliaev
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Sarimov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003118:Color Perception / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008570:Memory, Short-Term / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects; D012737:Sex Factors; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted