Abstract
With the use of an original technique, we studied the mechanisms of a self-photostimulation-induced effect on the emotional behavior of intact and stressed rats. The technique is based on free selection of the parameters of photostimulation by the animals; the frequency range (4, 6 and 9 sec−1) was close to that of EEG potentials. After a series of self-photostimulation sessions, the arterial pressure, heart rate, and tension of the heart rhythm in rats with experimental emotional stress-related hypertonia decreased. The EEGs of these animals demonstrated suppression of the seizure activity, formation of the slow-wave activity in the neocortex, and synchronization of alpha rhythm in the limbic structures. Possibilities for balancing the emotional homeostasis with the use of self-photostimulation, which promotes normalization of the heart electrogenesis and vascular responsiveness, are discussed.
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