Identification of a Group's Physiological Synchronization with Earth's Magnetic Field.

Inga Timofejeva,Abdullah Alabdulgader,Roza Joffe,Minvydas Ragulskis,Rollin Mccraty,Mike Atkinson,Alfonsas Vainoras

doi:10.3390/ijerph14090998

Abstract

A new analysis technique for the evaluation of the degree of synchronization between the physiological state of a group of people and changes in the Earth’s magnetic field based on their cardiac inter-beat intervals was developed and validated. The new analysis method was then used to identify clusters of similar synchronization patterns in a group of 20 individuals over a two-week period. The algorithm for the identification of slow wave dynamics for every person was constructed in order to determine meaningful interrelationships between the participants and the local magnetic field data. The results support the hypothesis that the slow wave rhythms in heart rate variability can synchronize with changes in local magnetic field data, and that the degree of synchronization is affected by the quality of interpersonal relationships.

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There are numerous investigations examining correlations between human health and the Earth’s magnetic field activity
It was found that the participants exhibited a previously unidentified slow wave rhythm in their HRV, which was highly synchronized among the study participants and the time-varying magnetic field data, with a rhythm of approximately 2.5 days. Following these findings of a significant interconnection between changes in local magnetic field activity and heart rate variability, this study examined potential relationships between human physiology (HRV), the geomagnetic field activity, and the quality of interpersonal relationships
This study developed and validated a novel computational approach using near-optimal chaotic attractor embedding techniques for the identification of physiological synchronization among individual group members’ slow wave rhythms in heart rate variability and the degree of synchronization with changes in the local geomagnetic field

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There are numerous investigations examining correlations between human health and the Earth’s magnetic field activity. It is well established that geomagnetic field line resonances and the cavity between Earth and the ionosphere generate a number of resonant frequencies that directly overlap those of the human brain, autonomic nervous system, and cardiovascular system. Numerous studies have demonstrated significant relationships between magnetic storms and decreased heart rate variability (HRV), the measurement of beat-to-beat changes in heart rate [12], which is suggestive of a potential mechanism linking geomagnetic activity with increased incidents of myocardial infarction and coronary disease [7,13,14,15,16,17,18,19]. In a review of the health effects of geomagnetic disturbances [20], Palmer et al suggest these “definite conclusions”: (1) geomagnetic

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