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WASHING ot ¢ ad . . 2, ee % | TRAKOLATIO 8 > 9 t “Saati. > ; VOL ATOR'S INITIALS TRANSLATION *& iMGER DATE COMPLETED ENC L5) TORR * BD. DTA DIT5SA are LN 730-83 10 Aug 83 COUR ARFEIC ARE A Lititifterent from place af publication: Chinese ENGLISH TITLE OF TRANSLATION PAGE NOS. TRANSLATED FROM ORIG DOC. ANALYSIS OF BRAINWAVES IN THE ; 662-668 QIGONG FUNCTION STATE tenner mtn ee FOREIGN TITLE OF TRANSLATION a AUTHOR (5) FOREIGN TITLE OF DOCUMENT (Comptete only tf different fram tile of . translation) Xinmin (Aviation Medicine Enginecring Research Institute) ooo PUBLISHER DATE AND PLACE OF PUBLICATION. May 1978 COMMENTS TRANSLATION Translator's Note: "Qigong" is a Chinese system of breath control. The terms "Rujing", "Baihuichugi", "Chutu', ''Faqi", "Fazi", "Shouxiadantian", 'Bihuan" and "Anjingbiyaw" apparently refer to specific exercises within the Qigong system, each of which has a corresponding mental state. The only one of these I could find anything about is Shouxiadantian, which involves breathing deeply from the abdomen. Translated literally, "Rujing'! means "entering quiet", "Baihuichuqi" may mean "a hundred assemble and exhale", "Chutu'"’ may mean "exhale patterns", "Faqi" may mean "generate breath", "Pazi'' may means ''generate words", "Shouxiadantian" is literally "guard the public domain", "Bihuan't means "close the ring", and "Anjingbiyan" is literally "peace with eyes shut". SGIA —_J 01-9 OPI: DS-4A4 OIA FORM 558 (6-72) | oved For Release 2000/08/09 : CIA-RDP96-00792R0002002400
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Approved For Release 2000/08/09 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200240001-9 LN 730-83 The human brain is regarded as a great system, having many kinds of functional states. The Qigong functional state may be a distinctive state among these. The use of various technical procedures to analyze the functional states of the human brain, and especially of the Qigong functional state, is of great significance for understanding the physiological mechanism of Qigong and for developing uniform research of the physiology of the human brain. ~ In recent years, more and more interest has been developed in physiological research of Qigong: in particular, it was the discovery of a series of extra- ordinary abilities of the human body which led to investigation of this area of science. There are also people abroad who pay attention to and research some of the special states of the brain, for example, the state of hypnosis, twilight sleep, reverie, fringe of consciousness, preconscious state, off- conscious state, transliminal exponence, etc. There has also been much attention paid in recent years to research into biofeedback which is related to this. What is still lacking, however, is thorough study of neurophysiology. We shall try to use brain function measuring technology to conduct brain- wave analysis of the Qigong functional state and study the place and function of the human brain in the extraordinary abilities of the human body. Method We made brainwave recordings for six test subjects (No. 1-6) who had the Qigong function. See Table 1 for the Qigong training and testing conditions of the six subjects. TABLE 1. Test Year in which - subject Qigong training began Test items participated in 1 1980 Rujing, Baihuichuqi, Chutu 2 1979 Rujing, Faqi, Baihuichuqi, Fazi 3 1978 Rujing, Baihuichuqi, Shouxiadantian, Fazi 4 1977 Rujing, Baihuichuqi, Shouxiadantian, Bihuan, Fazi 5 "Many years ago" - Rujing, Baihuichuqi, Shouxiadantian, Fazi 6 "Long time ago" Rujing 1, 2, 3, 4 In order to reduce interference with the test subjects' Qigong state, the number of electrodes was reduced as much as possible, and based on the experience of this laboratory, we recorded the frontal zone (Fz) and occipital zone (Oz) single-electrode brain waves. The time constant of the system enlarged by bioelectricity is 0.3 sec, and the high frequency wave filters are 30 Hz (No. 1, 2, 3, 4) and 60 Hz (No. 5, 6). The results, which are Approved For Release 2000/08/09 : GIA-RDP96-00792R000200240001-9
. Approved For Release 2000/08/09 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200240001-9 LN 730-83 stored on a magnetic tape, go through a modular transformation system, and power spectrum analysis is performed on a general-purpose digital computer. There are 256 sampling points for each second. There are two procedures. In one procedure, the time of the sample is 2 sec, the average power spectrum of 8 samples (16 sec) is taken, and the frequency resolution is 0.5 Hz/sec. In the other procedure, the sample time is 1 sec, and consecutive calculations continue for 16 sec, forming a power spectrum series chart. The frequency resolution is 1] Hz/sec. The total calculated power spectrum is 1113. The test is divided into two groups: in the first group, subjects Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are tested, with one repetition. In the second group, test subjects Nos. S and 6 are tested. Results 1. In the Qigong functional state, we find in the frontal zone of the cerebrum the alpha dominance peak where energy is concentrated. Here the frontal zone-occipital zone relationship is reversed. avd He/sec Wt 16 20 25 20 0 6 10 16 2 2% 30 5 10 18 0 2 W Figure 1. Comprehensive Comparison of Brain Wave Power Spectra (Test Subjects Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4). Top: Qigong state; Bottom: Rujing, Anjingbiyan. F = Frontal zone; QO = Occipital zone; y-axis: Brain electrical power (yV*/Hz/SEC); x-axis: Frequency. 2 Approved For Release 2000/08/09 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200240001-9
Approved For Release 2000/08/09 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200240001-9 LN 730-83 By? Ha/seo zr | 18 i F F F 14 10 1] Oo § 10 16 2 6 10 16 2 56 10156 WwW 2B a ceemteon oaaeaa Fw\yeweern , Ow OMA rt ‘ [ nnn Cannan nea | [ i os 9 1 32 i) 1 2 i Figure 2. Frontal-Occipital Brain Wave Reversal (No. 4 Test Subject). Top: Power Spectrum. Left: Anjingbiyan; Center, Right: Qigong state. Bottom: Original brain electricity graph. Left: Anjingbiyan; Right: Qigong state. 200606040 10 620 8s a0 2 )=— Bs LH) Figure 3. Rujing Process Comparison (Test Subject No. 6). Approved For Release 2000/08/09 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200240001-9
Approved For Release 2000/08/09 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200240001-9 LN 730-83 At the time of such Qigong activities as Rujing, Shouxiadantian, Faqi, Baihuichuqi, etc., the brain wave forms are fairly similar, all displaying predominant wave peaks of relatively concentrated energy in the alpha segment of the frontal zone brain power spectrum. The upper left part of Figure 1 is a composite of the four types of frontal brain wave power spectra for the Qigong state, for the four test subjects of the first group. There is an obvious prominence of a sharp peak in the alpha segment, while the other frequency segments do not have any marked wave peaks. In contrast, in the composite of the occipital power spectra shown in the upper right portion of Figure 1, the wave peaks are obviously dispersed. The brain wave observations described above are clearly the opposite of the brain waves of the normal person. For the sake of comparison, we calculated the brain wave power spectra of these test subjects for the Anjingbiyan state, as shown in the bottom of Figure 1. Although when the Qigong master closes his eyes, he can easily enter the Rujing state. From the figure we can still see the distinction between the two: namely, at the time of Anjingbiyan, in the occipital zone there is a concentration of energy in the alpha segment, while in the frontal zone it is relatively dispersed; thus, it has an inverse relationship with the brain waves in the Qigong state. In the individual person's brain wave power spectrum, too, we can see a typical example of this kind of frontal zone-occipital zone brain wave inverse relationship. As in the top of Figure 2, in test subject No. 4's Anjingbiyan (left) and Qigong states (center, right), the frontal-occipital brain wave relationships are completely reversed. At the bottom of Figure 2 is said test subject's original brain graph. At the time of Anjingbiyan, the occipital alpha waves are dominant; at the time of Rujing, the frontal alpha waves are dominant. The inverse relationship between frontal and occipital can be seen very clearly with the naked eye. | 20 25 (Hs) Figure 4. Rujing Brain Wave Power Spectrum Series Chart (Test Subject No. 4). (From bottom to top: 0-16 sec power spectrum). 4 Approved For Release 2000/08/09 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200240001-9
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Approved For Release 2000/08/09 in CIA;RDP96-00792R000200240001 -9 ° 77.6 8.5 1010.5 13.5 i said | 3 fo aot a oF ¢t or i er wo le ; oe Figure 8. Brain Wave "Left Shift" and Resonance. Top: Comparison of 5 test subjects (from left to right: Test subjects Nos. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2); y-axis: Power (uV*/Hz/sec); x-axis: Frequency. Bottom: Test subject No. 5; y-axis: P-value; X-axis: Frequency (1-60 Hz). 0 5 wo. 8 20 25 Figure 9. Fazi Brain Wave Power Spectrum. Top: Test subject No. 3; Bottom: Test subject No. 4. Approved For Release 2000/08/09 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200240001-9
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Approved For Release 2000/08/09 : C1IA-RDP96-00792R000200240001-9 Discussion il. The Extraordinary Nature of the Qigong Functional State All of our results support this view: Qigong is an extraordinary functional state. The phenomenon of brain alpha wave dominance shifting from the occipital zone to the frontal zone has not been seen reported in the ordinary states of ordinary people. In the brain electric power spectra of 50 pilot candidates recorded in W.R. Adey's "Collective Brain Wave Charts", the frontal zone is not seen to have any evident alpha peak [3]. However, the greatest power of the frontal zone alpha peak in the Qigong state reported in this paper can reach 150 uwV?. This is quite a large change. Only test subject No. 5's frontal zone alpha dominance is not evident. However, his frontal zone has a clear frequency "left shift" and resonance. We see from the results of many persons that the brain wave forms of the frontal and occipital zones are clearly inverse, proving that in the Qigong state the human brain functions, and especially the frontal zone functions, display some kind of qualitative change (sudden change, transition). Concerning the relation between the phenomenon of frontal-occipital inverseness (opposition) and qualitative and quantitative change, we have also pointed out its significance in brain function research. The qualitative change of the frontal brain functions may be the foundation for a series of unusual phenomena which appear in the Qigong state. 2. The Significance of the Qualitative Change of the Frontal Zone Functions The frontal zone is the region of the brain which is most recently formed in the evolution of the cerebrum. In its occurrence in races, its growth in fetuses and in its cell structure, it is clearly different from other parts of the brain. Eccles regards the frontal zone as the place where sensory processes turn into conscious processes [6, 7]. Regarding the frontal zone as the important region for conscious activities of the human brain is based on many physiological facts. In research on color perception, hand coordination and memory, our laboratory repeatedly observed the special functions of the frontal zone. Therefore, the qualitative change of the frontal zone functions in the Qigong state certainly have special significance. It can bring about some kinds of qualitative change in conscious activity or in the level of consciousness. In extraordinary functional states, can subconscious activities enter into the realm of the conscious? Can consciousness be expanded? Can it produce in the brain some new kind of material category? These may all be questions which must be explored in research into the unusual functions of the human brain. The facts concerning the relation between the front zone's activity in "get in touch with" the various sensory and motor regions and the outer world of the body are already known to physiology. However, the relationship between the frontal zone and the inner world of the body has been studied very little. Neuroanatomy proves that the vegetative nervous system-hypothalamus are connected to the frontal zone through the dorsal nucleus of the thalamus. The frontal zone can also exert an influence on peripheral systems and the hypothalamus. Signals of the related internal states of the body (hunger, thirst, joy, anger, fear, sex, etc.) may be conveyed from the hypothalamus and peripheral systems (Fascia Hippocampi, Nucleus Amygdalae) through the 1 Approved For Release 2000/08/09 : cIA-RDP96-00792R000200240001-9