Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse Inhibits Rat Primary Motor Cortex LFP Bands
A study examining the potential brain risk of BCI electrodes exposed to strong electromagnetic fields applied nuclear electromagnetic pulse (NEMP) irradiation to rats with implanted brain electrodes and recorded local field potentials (LFPs) in the primary motor cortex (M1). At 200 kV/m, NEMP inhibited the alpha and delta LFP bands in resting rats, an effect linked to front-gate coupling between the pulse and the electrode, with the coupled current stimulating the brain and affecting its state of consciousness; the authors frame the work as early animal data for BCI electromagnetic protection.