We are approaching the 100th anniversary of the
demonstration that the brain is an oscillatory organ, and the first recording
of a human electroencephalogram (EEG). German psychiatrist Hans Berger was a
keen observer who recognized that the first oscillations he detected
(eponymously named 'Berger waves', and later 'alpha waves') were reactive to
the stimulation of the patient, and sensitive to the presence of illnesses such
as dementia. The enthusiasm generated by Berger's discovery soon gave way to
skepticism: his interest in cerebral energetics and psychic phenomena led him
to speculate about using EEG to quantify the energy of a human thought, and
transmitting thoughts from one individual to another. For much of the past 100
years, the relationship between psychiatry and the study of cerebral
oscillatory activity continued to be marked by swings from enthusiasm
(generated by exciting research findings) to skepticism (generated by the challenge
of relating results to fundamental brain processes). Electrophysiology research arguably generates
more research results than any other brain imaging technology, owing to the low
cost of performing EEG studies and the low burden on research subjects.
Interpretation of the results of these studies, however, has consistently been
bedeviled by the absence of a consistent physiologic framework in which to
interpret results. 1 June
The
powerful total lunar eclipse of April 4 continues to produce interesting news
in its wake.
The author
of the article is Andrew F. Leuchter, a
Professor of Psychiatry at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human
Behavior at UCLA. We, therefore, begin with the chart for the lunar eclipse at
Los Angeles. Notice that the eclipse axis is in aspect to the meridian. Since
the Uranus-Pluto square aligns with the eclipse axis we can expect major
scientific breakthroughs at this place. But does the eclipse chart give us a
hint of a possible nature of the breakthrough? Yes, it does. The Sun is
conjunct Uranus and the asteroid Psyche [1]. The stars in the backdrop of this conjunction are those in King Cepheus' head!
PSYCHE: raw wounds
psychologically; vulnerability; memories; insight; psychic impressionability;
psychological recovery; the state of your “mental health;” head wounds; brain
states.
URANUS:
electricity.
A
combination of Psyche-Uranus is therefore hinting at a breakthrough in the use
of electricity in understanding or treating brain states.
Progressing
the eclipse chart to 1 June, the date of the article, we find that the
progressed Ascendant triggers the eclipse configuration through hard aspects
confirming our thesis that the eclipse is cosmic force behind this news item.
Interested
readers may like to go back to previous posts where the same eclipse referred
to issues connected with the brain [2][3].
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