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Exploring ultraweak photon emissions as optical markers of brain activity.
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- Photoencephalography as a non-electrical modality for investigating brain function: methodological and ethical considerations.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Red and near-infrared light treatment can change the intensity of biophoton emissions in cell culture.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Potential Use of a New Energy Vision (NEV) Camera for Diagnostic Support of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Development of a Decision-Making Algorithm to Differentiate Carpal Tunnel-Affected Hands from Controls.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Brains are highly metabolic organs that emit ultraweak photon emissions (UPEs), which predict oxidative stress, aging, and neurodegeneration. UPEs are triggered by neurotransmitters and biophysical stimuli, but they are also generated by cells at rest and can be passively recorded using modern photodetectors in dark environments. UPEs play a role in cell-to-cell communication, and neural cells might even have waveguiding properties that support optical channels. However, it remains uncertain whether passive light emissions can be used to infer brain states as electric and magnetic fields do for encephalography. We present evidence that brain UPEs differ from background light in spectral and entropic properties, respond dynamically to tasks and stimulation, and correlate moderately with brain rhythms. We discuss these findings in the context of other neuroimaging methods, the potential of new measurement parameters, the limitations of light-based readouts, and the possibility of developing a platform to readout functional brain states: photoencephalography.
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