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Biomagnetism

Magnetic field showing one nerve which propagation is interruptedIs it a magic moment when highly sensitive SQUIDs sense the biomagnetic fields of the human body? In a double-walled chamber made from special metal and shielding the body from the environment with its radio waves, radio clocks, cell phones and electromagnetic fields? A place which is as calm as...but no, it is not too dark, and one has to wait only some minutes until this strange, non-contact and painless procedure is over. In the case of diseases of the spine, the superconducting sensor can, for example, follow the path of stimulus transmission to the brain and exactly identify the origin of a disorder. A new direct access to the human body has been found.



Further Information:
PTB Section "Bioelectricity and Biomagnetism"




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