High capacity optical channels for bioinformation transfer: acupuncture meridians
Language English Country Korea (South) Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
22309906
DOI
10.1016/j.jams.2011.11.017
PII: S2005-2901(11)00063-X
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Acupuncture MeSH
- Meridians * MeSH
- Acupuncture Therapy * MeSH
- Models, Biological * MeSH
- Information Theory * MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Brain * MeSH
- Optical Fibers * MeSH
- Mammals MeSH
- Systems Biology MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
Mammalian bodies are hierarchical systems whose internal cooperation and coherent activity require high capacity information transfer between the central control unit--the brain--and the periphery--the organs. A communication system capable of meeting information capacity requirements should be based on transmission of electromagnetic signals. Structures that fulfill requirements for such information transfer have not yet been analyzed. Acupuncture meridians have been demonstrated experimentally in some animals. They might represent systems of information transfer between the brain and the peripheral organs. The ducts of the meridians may correspond to optical fibers operating from the far infrared to the visible wavelength region. The main features of a model of the duct as an optical fiber are delineated and its properties outlined. However, to analyze essentials of the transmission capabilities, the whole meridian structure should be mapped and a more comprehensive set of physical parameters measured. In particular, experimental data concerning morphological arrangements of ordered water in the ducts and corpuscles, and a complete content of the biological particles in the flowing water and its permittivity are missing.
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