Exposure to oscillating magnetic fields influences sensitivity to electrical stimuli. I. experiments on pigeons

✍ Scribed by Cristina Del Seppia; Sergio Ghione; Paolo Luschi; Prof. Floriano Papi

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 400 KB
• Volume: 16
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0197-8462
• DOI: 10.1002/bem.2250160504

✦ Synopsis

The comparison of two measurements of the pigeon threshold for electrical stimuli, performed 2 h apart, reveals stress-induced analgesia as a result of stressful manipulations between the two tests. When pigeons are exposed to a weak, oscillating magnetic field between the two measurements, the analgesic response is inhibited and a hyperalgesic effect is recorded. The present findings are in agreement with previous studies showing that magnetic treatments may alter pigeons' emotional state and some of their behavioral patterns. 0 1995 Wiley-Liss, inc.