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Di_scus_si_on
,
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
yV
.
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 Front a l
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
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dorsal nucleus of the thalamus
to
the
frontal
.one,
and cause the con
to be affected by
the emotional coloring conveyed.
No
can have such a clear connection with the hypothalamus -Therefore
there
is very good reason to suppose that the qualitative change of the frontal
zone
in
the Qigong state "mediates" the connection between the frontal
zo
and
the
inns? worfd of the body,
causing the processes which
to
the subconscious
to enter the realm of the conscious,
thus the frontal
zone receives
signals of "coloration" from the internal organs.
It
al
regulates
the internal organs,
exerting control over all
aspects
of the
great
system of the human body
.
Can signals other than those sensed by the human body's usual
five
senses
be received through
the frontal
zone?
Adey reports
that
the Fascia HJPP^
a,"P 1
responds
to electromagnetic oscillations outside
the body of
llz ^-8 Hz)
and that electromagnetic rhythms modulated by microwaves
can be used
to Provide
feedback
to
the human brain
in order
to amplify the brain wa
.
that
the human brain has
the ability
to receive electromagnetic
°^ c^^
onS
*
Whether this ability
is greatly strengthened m unusual
functional
states
,
“fitter the humL brain can receive or transmit energy other than electromagnet
waves,
in the way
that
gravity influences other unknown elements
of the universe,
are questions
in "ultra-large system" research which must be answered.
3.
The Significance of the Ordering
of Frontal
Zone Alpha Waves
Concerning the occurrence of alpha waves,
there have been the cortex-
thalamus circuit theory
[9,
16],
the thalamus center
line starting point
theory
fill,
the thalamus
function starting point theory,
etc.
Although
the points
that
each theory emphasizes
are different,
all recognize the function
of the thalamus
in the generation of cortical alpha waves.
There
is
a clear
relationship between
its nucleus
lateralis thalami and the occurrence
o
alpha waves.
And,
as was pointed out
in the above section,
the dorsal n^
1 ®us
of the thalamus
is
a decisive
link between the frontal
zone and the hypothalamus,
This
indicates
that there
is
a close relation between the appearance of alpha
dominance
in the
frontal
zone and the
link-up between
the frontal
zone
and
the hypothalamus.
We can assume that
in most cases the human brain
is oriented
toward the outer world of the body;
therefore,
the alpha waves
of systems
like
the occipital
zone,
which are externally oriented, predominate.
The
human brain
in the Qigong functional
state
is oriented toward the inner worl
of the body;
the frontal
zone thalamus
and hypothalamus are
linked together
and the alpha waves
are oriented toward the frontal
zone.
Based on research on models of nervous system activity,
"lumped models"
can be divided,
according to degree of complexity,
into
levels
K0,
Ki,
KII,
Kill,
etc.
[13].
Frontal
zone
alpha synchronicity
in the Qigong state may
represent
fairly high-level
Kill-level
activity,
while desynchronization
may correspond
to relatively
low-level
K0,
Kl-level
activity.
The process
(Figure
11)
which represents
the ordering of neural
activity,
from desynchronicity
to synchronicity to
super synchronicity ,
is
interconnected with the nerve
cell Amidine's process of depolarization,
polarization and superpolarization.
Haken compares the phenomenon of biological
ordering to the phenomenon of
lasers
[14].
There
is reason
to believe that
the transition from synchronicity
to supersynchronicity
is
an energy-storing process,
which causes the number
of neurons
in the supersynchronicity state to
increase.
The brain wave resonance
mechanism,
too,
certainly plays
an important role
in this process
[15].
The
transition from supersynchronicity to desynchronicity
is
an energy-releasing
process.
The
slow energy-releasing process
is the one more often
seen
in
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Physiology;
whether there may also be a faster "excited transition"
in *hich
a
large amount
of energy
is discharged
in
a short period of time
is ^
®xtremely
interesting question.
Are phe "flashing light" phenomenon
in the Qigong
state and other forms
of energy bursts related to this?
We already
that biological
systems have an observable amplification of power.
The
r
can
in
a few milliseconds amplify the energy of a
light beam 1,000,000 times
and cause
the discharge of neuroelectricity
[16]*
Astronauts
in space can
observe flashing
lights caused by heavy particles.
Electrical
stimulation
in the brain of 0.1-0.01 pV/cm can cause neuroelectrical activity
at ale
of
1 kV/cm
[171.
Aside from this, can
the synchronizing activity
of
the
large electrical potential after
a sudden electrical
shock also produce
a
similar response
in a biological
accelerator?
From the standpoint
of biolog
c
order
and biological
radiation,
through study of the functional
states
of
the human mind
(primarily
the
frontal
zone)
on the macroscopic and microscopic
levels
is
of great promise
in the study of the unusual functions
of the human
body and will promote biological research to the vanguard of modern science.
Conclusion
By analyzing. the brain wave power spectra for the
six test subjects
with Qigong fucntions,
we obtained the following results.
1.
In the Qigong functional
state,
the frontal
zone of the human brain
displays alpha wave peaks
of concentrated energy;
in the occipital
zone,
on the other hand,
no alpha waves
are evident.
Compared with normal people,
this frontal-occipital brain wave relation
is clearly reversed.
The
longer
the period of Qigong training,
the greater the frontal
zone alpha wave peak
value.
The
largest peak value reaches more than
150
pV /sec.
2.
In the Qigong functional
state,
the frontal
zone
alpha wave central
frequency shifts
to the
left
(i.e.,
shifts toward
low frequency).
Those
test subjects with
long Qigong training display an obvious leftward
shift,
reaching
at
the
lowest
7.5
Hz.
The frontal
zone
also displays repeated resonance
waves
at
Hz
intervals,
and resonance peaks may also appear between the
frontal
and occipital
zones.
3.
We tentatively observe that
the Fazi process
is different from other
Qigong
states:
the brain waves display
a desynchronized form and also the
phenomenon of transition between synchronicity and desynchronicity
We believe
that Qigong
is
an extraordinary functional
state.
The reversal
of the frontal-occipital brain wave relationship and the supersynchronization
of frontal
zone alpha waves
are qualitative changes
in human brain functions.
We have discussed possible mechanisms
of,
and the significance
of,
the ordering
of frontal
zone brain waves.
This project was carried out
at
the suggestion of Professor Qian Zuesen;
the participants were
Bao Xiznwen,
Zhang Wenjie,
Hao Jinyao,
Cao Jian,
Wang Yonghua
and
Li Yingbo;
Comrade
Luo Shuming helped perform the data processing,
and
in the
course of the project we received Chen Xinfu's
support and contributions
to discussions.
To these we express our appreciation.
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Figure
11.
Brain Wave Transition Diagram.
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