Affiliation(s)
1. Department of Sensory Signaling, A.Bogomolets Institute of Physiology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv 401601, Ukraine
2. Department of Human and Animal Physiology, T.Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ministry of Education and Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv 01033, Ukraine
3. International Medical Innovation Center Zepter, Kyiv 01015, Ukraine
ABSTRACT
We studied dynamics of the
activity of the default networks as the human large scale brain networks in response to the ocular influence of
light, which wasnano-modified with a fullerene filter. We examined 7 volunteers
(4 males and 3 females) aged from 18 to 22 years without health complaints,
right-handers, students. The ocular pathway of the light influence was provided
by the use of glasses with fullerene (C60) filters (Zepter Tesla
LightWear, 0.3‰ in polymethylmethacrylate organic glass, 2 mm thick), for
placebo we used glasses in a similar frame with a filter similar in the light
range but not containing fullerene. For EEG recording and analysis, we used the
Neuron-Spectrum-4/VP complex (NeuroSoft). The recording was carried out in
monopolar way, with a quantization frequency of 500 Hz, the electrodes were
arranged according to the international system 10-20 in 19 leads. In each lead,
the power spectral density was calculated for all EEG frequency ranges
according to the Neuron-Spectrum program. Statistical analysis was performed by
using Statistica 8.0 (StatSoft, USA).As a result of the study, we obtained significant
differences (as compared with placebo) of the electrical activity of the human
brain (EEG) under the influence of light transmitted through a fullerene
filter. Changes in the delta and theta ranges indicated changes in the state of
the default networks, since they are characterized by low-frequency of EEG
oscillations. Reduced EEG activity in the alpha range in the right frontal zone
indicated an increase in interregional synchronization involving figurative
information in the processes of internal thinking. Increased EEG activity in
the delta range in the temporal zone indicated activation of the imaging
modeling processes of the future, and reduced EEG activity in theposterior
temporal area indicated a decrease of attention to internal processes, i.e.
relaxing. Increased EEG activity in the theta range in the posterior singular
cortex testified to the intensification the processes of introspective
emotional experience of the past events. These data suggest that under the
influence of light, modified at the nano-scalelevel by fullerene, there
developed a more contemplative attitude toward the introspective emotional
experiences of the past events developed while they were actively involved in
figurative modeling of a hypothetical future.
KEYWORDS
EEG, default networks,
fullerene, light nano-modification, Tesla LightWear.
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