Author: V Salari 1, J Tuszynski 2,3, I Bokkon 4, M Rahnama 5,6 and M Cifra 7
Affiliation: 1 Institut de Mineralogie et de Physique des Milieux Condenses, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris cedex 05, France 2 Department of Experimental Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, 11560 University Avenue Edmonton, AB T6G 1Z2, Canada 3 Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Canada 4 Doctoral School of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences Semmelweis University, Hungary 5 Department of Physics, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran 6 Afzal Research Institute, Kerman, Iran 7 Institute of Photonics and Electronics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
Conference/Journal: J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 329 012006
Date published: 2011
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Volume ID: 329 , Special Notes: doi:10.1088/1742-6596/329/1/012006 , Word Count: 207
The subject of Ultraweak Photon Emission (UPE) by biological systems is very fascinating, and both evidence of its effects and applications are growing rapidly due to improvements in experimental techniques. Since the relevant equipment should be ultrasensitive with high quantum efficiencies and very low noise levels, the subject of UPE is still hotly debated and some of the interpretations need stronger empirical evidence to be accepted at face value. In this paper we first review different types of interactions between light and living systems based on recent publications. We then discuss the feasibility of UPE production in the human brain. The subject of UPE in the brain is still in early stages of development and needs more accurate experimental methods for proper analysis. In this work we also discuss a possible role of mitochondria in the production of UPE in the neurons of the brain and the plausibility of their effects on microtubules (MTs). MTs have been implicated as playing an important role in the signal and information processing taking place in the mammalian (especially human) brain. Finally, we provide a short discussion about the feasible effects of MTs on electric neural activity in the human brain.
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