DocumentCode
2237811
Title
Dolphin sonar pulse intervals and human resonance characteristics
Author
Birch, Steven
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Syst. Eng., Monash Univ., Clayton, Vic., Australia
fYear
1998
fDate
15-18 Feb 1998
Firstpage
141
Lastpage
142
Abstract
Dolphin assisted therapy involves dolphins because of their purported therapeutic properties. The physiological effect of dolphin contact on human beings is characterised by noticeable modifications in brain electrical activity. The actual mechanism of action is still unclear. Through analysis of dolphin sonar signals, and comparison with mechanical resonance frequencies of the human body, a possible mechanism of action becomes apparent and is presented here
Keywords
acoustic resonance; bioacoustics; biomechanics; electroencephalography; radiation therapy; sonar; zoology; brain electrical activity modifications; dolphin assisted therapy; dolphin sonar pulse intervals; dolphin sonar signals analysis; human body; human resonance characteristics; mechanical resonance frequencies; Abdomen; Dolphins; Humans; Lungs; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Skull; Sonar; Vibrations; Whales;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Bioelectromagnetism, 1998. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location
Melbourne, Vic.
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3867-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICBEM.1998.666435
Filename
666435
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