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Using Brains as Sensors of the Magnetic Fields Produced by Other Brains

Version 1 : Received: 5 July 2022 / Approved: 7 July 2022 / Online: 7 July 2022 (09:19:44 CEST)

How to cite: Jeuland, É.; Lenne, M.; Jarry, F.; Debruille, J.B. Using Brains as Sensors of the Magnetic Fields Produced by Other Brains. Preprints 2022, 2022070120. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202207.0120.v1 Jeuland, É.; Lenne, M.; Jarry, F.; Debruille, J.B. Using Brains as Sensors of the Magnetic Fields Produced by Other Brains. Preprints 2022, 2022070120. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202207.0120.v1

Abstract

The effects of transcranial magnetic stimulations (TMS) show that the human brain is impacted by some magnetic fields (EMFs). Moreover, after a delay, it produces potentials that reveal a subsequent processing of this impact. The human brain might also be sensitive to very weak magnetic fields of extremely low frequencies (vwEMFelf). Namely, to the vwEMelf produced by the brain of other persons when they process visual stimuli. In effect, two studies report that the event-related brain potentials (ERPs) that are evoked by presenting a picture to a participant can be modulated by simultaneously presenting a picture to a partner. To confirm it here, we followed most of the methods of these studies. We recorded the ERPs evoked by presenting, at each trial, the photograph of a face. Simultaneously and, most importantly, privately, we presented a partner with the same or with a different face photograph. ERPs of participants were found to depend on that sameness (p0.001), unbeknownst to them. These joint processing effects (JPEs), confirm a sensitivity of the human brain to the vwEMFelf produced by other brains.

Keywords

Brain; sensitivity to EMFs; EEG; ERPs; N400; LPP; joint processing effects (JPEs)

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Biophysics

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