Low-Intensity Control of Nerve Tissue Activity

This book considers the theory and experiments on the non-thermal effects on the activity of nervous tissue. A decrease or increase in the excitation threshold can be associated with the excitation of the longitudinal acoustic oscillations of the membrane by microwave electromagnetic fields (EMH), which in turn leads to a redistribution of the transmembrane protein channels. This and other techniques closely allied with this process, opens the opportunity for non-pharmacological anaesthesia in medicine and consequently much better overall patient experience in dealing with pain both before and after surgery.

The results presented in this book allow the reader to get a clear idea of the possible mechanisms of non-thermal effects on nervous tissue. The given information can be used in medical applications for the stimulation of nervous tissue activity and as indicated earlier, anaesthesia. The material in this book may be useful for engineers, scientists, and physicians. Also, the book can be used as additional sections in undergraduate and graduate course for students studying medical physics, biophysics and neuroscience. Actual experimental techniques will be incorporated where appropriate.

Key Features:

• Incorporates understanding biophysical processes which open up the possibility of developing new material devices that can be used in medical practice, particularly in terms of pain management.
• The authors believe that the book stimulates new experimental and theoretical research in the influence of weak microwave fields on the activity of the nervous tissue and physiological processes. Actual experimental techniques are incorporated where appropriate.
• The materials presented in this book will be useful for engineers, scientists, and physicians in terms of the development of significant new advances in pain management.
• It can be used for additional sections in undergraduate and graduate courses for students studying medical physics, biophysics and neuroscience.