SHIFTS IN THE PLUTCHIK EMOTION PROFILE INDEXES FOLLOWING 3 WEEKLY TREATMENTS WITH PULSED VS CONTINUOUS CEREBRAL MAGNETIC-FIELDS

Compared to baseline measures, the emotional profile indices of normal volunteers who received 3 weekly exposures to 20 min. of bilateral burst-firing magnetic fields along the temporal plane displayed increased aggression and decreased trust relative to those exposed to pulsed (1 sec. every 4 sec.) fields or to control conditions. The effect size was equivalent to an eta of 0.70. There were no shifts in Holtzman Ink-blot Projection Scores. These results suggest that brief cerebral exposures to weak magnetic fields that simulate the burst-firing of amygdaloid cells may affect specific limbic emotions.