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Influence of sinusoidally modulated visual stimuli at extremely low frequency range on the human EEG activity.

Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference · 2006 · Mixed · Low evidence

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In 33 human subjects exposed to sinusoidally modulated visual stimuli at 50, 16.66, 13, 10, 8.33 and 4 Hz, repeated-measures 1- and 3-way ANOVA analyses found significant differences between stimulus conditions in the Theta, Alpha2 and Gamma EEG bands.

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PublicationConference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference · 2006
Study typeother
Reported directionMixed
Evidence ratingLow

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether sinusoidally modulated visual stimuli at extremely low frequencies (ELF) of 50, 16.66, 13, 10, 8.33 and 4Hz could influence the changes in EEG activity in 33 human subjects. An improved design of visual stimulator system has addressed an issue of electrical interference from electrical signals driven by LED arrays onto simultaneously recorded EEG. A comparison between 1 and 3-Way ANOVA was performed in order to evaluate whether visual stimuli at ELFs could influence the EEG in humans to compliment the currently active medical research in seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and photic driving. The results revealed that under evaluation of 1 and 3-Way repeated-measures ANOVA tests, the Theta, Alpha2 and Gamma EEG bands exhibited a common significant difference between ELF visual stimuli.

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Study typeother
Effect directionmixed
PopulationHuman subjects
Sample size33
ExposureELF
Evidence strengthLowConfidence: 74% · Peer reviewed: unknown

Main findings

In 33 human subjects exposed to sinusoidally modulated visual stimuli at 50, 16.66, 13, 10, 8.33 and 4 Hz, repeated-measures 1- and 3-way ANOVA analyses found significant differences between stimulus conditions in the Theta, Alpha2 and Gamma EEG bands.

Outcomes measured

  • EEG activity changes
  • Theta band EEG
  • Alpha2 band EEG
  • Gamma band EEG

Limitations

  • Exposure is visual flicker stimulation rather than electromagnetic field exposure per se
  • No exposure duration reported
  • No quantitative effect sizes or direction of change reported in the abstract
  • Conference proceedings context; limited methodological detail in abstract
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Identifiers and source

DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2006.259565
PubMed: 17945633

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