Posted by Englishman006! on June 6, 2013, at 21:46:10
In reply to brain voltage, posted by rjlockhart37 on June 6, 2013, at 12:51:36
Maybe he's talking about frequency rather than voltage? The brain works at a certain frequency measured in cycles per second (hertz). I've often wondered whether depression is in part due to a slowing of electrical frequency.
For example a fluorescent tube might run at 60Hz (60 cycles per second) ..not sure without checking, but as time passes and it comes to the end of its life it begins to slow and noticeably flicker. The tube always flickered but at 60Hz it is too fast for the human eye to detect. As it begins to fail though it cycles slower and the refresh rate becomes noticeable i.e. you can detect the flicker.
Brain speed may suffer in a similar fashion, this slowing may in part, explain why depressed people display symptoms of cognitiive and motor retardation.
Rapidly flashing lights can sometimes interfere with brainwave frequency resulting in a seizure (epilepsy).
I wish I knew an easy way to increase electrical frequency in the brain, aside from amphetamines.
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