Dependence of cerebral-cortex activation in women on environmental factors
- Authors: Pavlov K.I.1, Mukhin V.N.1, Kamenskaya V.G.2, Klimenko V.M.1
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Affiliations:
- Department of Physiology
- Bunin Elets State University
- Issue: Vol 52, No 7 (2016)
- Pages: 737-744
- Section: Article
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0001-4338/article/view/148475
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0001433816070045
- ID: 148475
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Abstract
The investigation of female physiological reactions to different meteorological conditions and space weather is relevant, since there are little experimental findings in this field. The purpose of this work is to determine how the level of cerebral-cortex activity in women depends on the meteorological and cosmophysical parameters of weather and space processes. We studied electroencephalograms (EEGs) recorded at rest in the sitting position and with eyes closed. We performed four series of measurements of brain bioelectrical activity from February to June 2013. We found that the level of cortical activity recorded by EEG changed significantly during these 6 months. Significant differences were detected between the cortical activity and the parameters of weather and space processes; namely, an increase in the air temperature and a decrease in the wind speed and cosmic-ray energy result in a decrease in the activity rate of the right occipital lobe.
About the authors
K. I. Pavlov
Department of Physiology
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Email: youngexp@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 197376
V. N. Mukhin
Department of Physiology
Email: youngexp@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 197376
V. G. Kamenskaya
Bunin Elets State University
Email: youngexp@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Elets, 399770
V. M. Klimenko
Department of Physiology
Email: youngexp@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 197376