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ArticleScientific reports2024

Parametric resonance brain model.

Salvatore Magazù, Maria Teresa Caccamo

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Salvatore MagazùDepartment of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Physical Sciences and Earth Sciences, Messina University, Viale Ferdinando Stagno D'Alcontres n°31, S. Agata, Messina, 98166, Italy. smagazu@unime.it.
Maria Teresa CaccamoDepartment of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Physical Sciences and Earth Sciences, Messina University, Viale Ferdinando Stagno D'Alcontres n°31, S. Agata, Messina, 98166, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The paper introduces a parametric resonance model for characterizing some features of the brain's electrical activity. This activity is assumed to be a fundamental aspect of brain functionality underpinning functions from basic sensory processing to complex cognitive operations such as memory, reasoning, and emotion. A pivotal element of the proposed parametric model is neuron synchronization which is crucial for generating detectable brain waves. The analysis of the frequency content of brain waves, categorized as delta (0÷4 Hz), theta (4÷7 Hz), alpha (8÷12 Hz), beta (13÷30 Hz), and gamma (30÷100 Hz) reveals, notably, that the mean frequency of each of these brain wave classes is, in sequence, approximately the double of that of the previous one. Based on this observation, the proposed parametric resonance model suggests a cascade of amplification effects. Following the proposed model, in the transition from wakefulness to sleep, the brain wave bands are energized at double frequency by higher frequency neighboring bands; on the contrary, in the sleep to awake transition, brain waves are energized at a half frequency by their lower frequency neighbor waves. Finally, the trend of increasing amplitude values from higher to lower frequencies lends empirical support to the parametric resonant brain model validity.

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BrainModels, NeurologicalBrain WavesElectroencephalographyHumansSleepWakefulness

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PMID39428435
PMCPMC11491444

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