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Thank you, Epilepsy & Behavior by Persinger, M.A

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Developmental effects of perinatal exposure to extremely weak 7 Hz magnetic fields and nitric oxide modulation in the Wistar albino rat by Whissell, P.D., Persinger, M.A.

“…Prenatal exposure of pregnant dams to oscillating magnetic fields can cause behavioural deficits in their offspring which persist into adulthood. These changes…”
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Profound hypothermia determines the anticonvulsant and neuroprotective effects of swim stress by Fournier, N.M, Galic, M.A, Kalynchuk, L.E, Persinger, M.A

“…Abstract In contrast to most stressors that appear to be proconvulsant in nature, forced swimming (or swim stress) produces substantial anticonvulsant effects…”
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Lagged association between geomagnetic activity and diminished nocturnal pain thresholds in mice by Galic, M.A., Persinger, M.A.

“…A wide variety of behaviors in several species has been statistically associated with the natural variations in geomagnetism. To examine whether changes in…”
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Insidious weight gain in prepubertal seized rats treated with an atypical neuroleptic: The role of food consumption, fluid consumption, and spontaneous ambulatory activity by St-Pierre, L.S, Bubenik, G.A, Parker, G.H, Persinger, M.A

“…Abstract Extreme obesity slowly develops in female rats over the months following seizures induced by a single systemic injection of lithium and pilocarpine if…”
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Perinatal exposures to rotating magnetic fields `demasculinize' neuronal density in the medial preoptic nucleus of male rats by Mulligan, Shannon, Persinger, M.A

“…Pregnant rats were exposed continuously for 3 days before to 3 days after birth to 0.5 rotating magnetic fields (RMF) whose intensities ranged between 1.5 and…”
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Increased photon emission from the head while imagining light in the dark is correlated with changes in electroencephalographic power: Support for Bókkon's biophoton hypothesis by Dotta, B.T., Saroka, K.S., Persinger, M.A.

“…► Cerebral photon emission increases with imagery. ► EEG power time-coupled to cerebral photon emissions. ► Power densities of EEG and brain photons match. ►…”
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Thermal analgesia induced by 30-min exposure to 1 μT burst-firing magnetic fields is strongly enhanced in a dose-dependent manner by the α 2 agonist clonidine in rats by Martin, L.J, Persinger, M.A

“…Most of the research concerning analgesia following brief exposures to physiologically patterned weak magnetic fields has focused upon their morphine-related…”
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Herbal treatment following post-seizure induction in rat by lithium pilocarpine: Scutellaria lateriflora (Skullcap), Gelsemium sempervirens (Gelsemium) and Datura stramonium (Jimson Weed) may prevent development of spontaneous seizures by Peredery, O, Persinger, M.A

“…About 1 week after the induction of status epilepticus in male rats by a single systemic injection of lithium (3 mEq/kg) and pilocarpine (30 g/kg), rats were…”
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Attenuation of epilepsy-induced brain damage in the temporal cortices of rats by exposure to LTP-patterned magnetic fields by Lagace, Natalie, St-Pierre, Linda S., Persinger, M.A.

“…To test the feasibility that whole body exposure to structurally matched, physiologically patterned magnetic fields could reduce cellular injury within…”
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Correlated cerebral events between physically and sensory isolated pairs of subjects exposed to yoked circumcerebral magnetic fields by Persinger, M.A., Saroka, K.S., Lavallee, C.F., Booth, J.N., Hunter, M.D., Mulligan, B.P., Koren, S.A., Wu, H.-P., Gang, Noa

“…▶ Circumcerebral rotations of magnetic field used to create similarity between brains. ▶ EEG “de-coherence” of isolated partner during light flashes to…”
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Mast cell numbers in incisional wounds in rat skin as a function of distance, time and treatment by Persinger, M A, Lepage, P, Simard, J P, Parker, G H

“…The dynamic changes in skin mast cell (MC) numbers around incised wounds were studied, using experimental designs amenable to multiple analyses of variance…”
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Emerging Synergisms Between Drugs and Physiologically-Patterned Weak Magnetic Fields: Implications for Neuropharmacology and the Human Population in the Twenty-First Century by Whissell, P D, Persinger, M A

“…Synergisms between pharmacological agents and endogenous neurotransmitters are familiar and frequent. The present review describes the experimental evidence…”
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Thermal analgesic effects from weak, complex magnetic fields and pharmacological interactions by Martin, L.J, Koren, S.A, Persinger, M.A

“…In several experiments, robust analgesia (equivalent to about 4 mg/kg of morphine) in male rats to thermal stimuli following exposures to weak (1 μT) complex…”
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Erythropoietin and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Neuroprotective Potential and Dangerous Side-effects by Evans, P., Persinger, M.A.

“…The aim of this study was to assess the neuroprotective effects of recombinant human erythropoietin relating to mild traumatic brain injuries. Secondary…”
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Enhanced mortality of rat pups following inductions of epileptic seizures after perinatal exposures to 5 nT, 7 Hz magnetic fields by St-Pierre, L.S., Parker, G.H., Bubenik, G.A., Persinger, M.A.

“…While investigating the effects of weak complex magnetic fields upon neuroplasticity following induction of early epilepsy, an unprecedented increase in…”
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Thermal analgesia induced by 30-min exposure to 1 μT burst-firing magnetic fields is strongly enhanced in a dose-dependent manner by the α2 agonist clonidine in rats by MARTIN, L. J, PERSINGER, M. A

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A response to Granqvist et al. “Sensed presence and mystical experiences are predicted by suggestibility, not by the application of transcranial weak magnetic fields” by Persinger, M.A., Koren, S.A.

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Are our brains structured to avoid refutations of belief in God? An experimental study by Persinger, M.A.

“…The functional utility of belief in God is demonstrated by its prevalence and persistence in human history. Such consistency in time and space strongly…”
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Weak, physiologically patterned magnetic fields do not affect maze performance in normal rats, but disrupt seized rats normalized with ketamine: Possible support for a neuromatrix concept? by McKay, B.E., Persinger, M.A.

“…The concept of a neuromatrix as a determinant of behavior proposes that complex neuroelectromagnetic patterns supported by specific spatial configurations of…”
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