Title :
Dolphin sonar pulse intervals and human resonance characteristics
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Syst. Eng., Monash Univ., Clayton, Vic., Australia
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;
Conference_Titel :
Bioelectromagnetism, 1998. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, Vic.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3867-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICBEM.1998.666435
