Affiliation(s)
1. Department of Sensory Signaling, Bogomolets Institute of Physiology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, 401601, Ukraine
2. Department of Human and Animal Physiology, Taras 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 the ocular
effect of light converted by fullerene on the dynamics of a simple sensorimotor
reaction, a reaction of choice (CR) and their correlation at the background of recording
the electrical activity of the human brain under extreme lighting conditions
and inadequate visibility of the object. We examined 17 people (170 surveys of
8 men and 9 women) aged from 18 to 22 years without health complaints,
according to the requirements of ethics when working with people. The ocular
pathway of light exposure was provided by the use of glasses with fullerene (C60)
filters (Tesla Hyperlight Eyewear®) with 0.33 ‰ concentration of
fullerene in polymethyl methacrylate organic glass, 2 mm thick. For a placebo,
we used glasses in a similar frame with a filter similar in light range, but
not containing fullerene. The experimental model reflected the standard
situation in which the driver of a vehicle falls in blindingly bright light. We determined the latent periods of a simple
sensorimotor reaction and a CR. Electroencephalography (EEG) was recorded with eyes closed and open, with glasses
with a fullerene nano-filter and a placebo filter. The Neuron-Spectrum-4/VP
(NeuroSoft) complex was used. The recording was carried out mono-polarly, with
a quantization frequency of 500 Hz, the electrodes were arranged according to
the international system 10-20 in 19 leads. In each lead for the frequency
ranges of EEG-delta (0.5-3.9 Hz), theta (4.0-7.9 Hz), alpha (8.0-12.9 Hz), beta1
(13.0-19.9 Hz) and beta2 (20.0-35.0 Hz) in the Neuron-Spectrum program, power
spectral density (PSD) was calculated. We revealed a
decrease in correlation of the latent periods of a simple sensorimotor reaction
and the CR when using light modified by fullerene. This
indicates an improvement in the rate of inter-hemispheric information processes
and improvement in the quality and effectiveness of decisions made. It was
found a significant (significant) decrease in the activity of frontal and
central zones of the right hemisphere in the delta and beta2 ranges. This
indicates a decrease in tension during identification of the stimulus and
weakening of the activity of image processing operations, i.e. developing a
less stressful state and facilitating the decision-making process. It was
evidenced a significant increase in the activity of Posterior cingulate cortex
in the theta and alpha ranges. This indicates improved coordination of visual
information, attention, assessment of the position of the body, inhibition of
irrelevant information and optimization of decision-making processes. The
result of these changes was an increase in the speed of central information
processing and a shift in focus from image processing to decision-making
processes.
KEYWORDS
Tesla
Hyperlight Eyewear®, THE®-glasses, fullerene,
fullerene-converted light, sensorimotor reaction, CR, EEG, “blinding” of
the driver.
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