1st Edition
Bioelectromagnetism History, Foundations and Applications
Chapter 1. Introduction.
Shoogo Ueno and Tsukasa Shigemitsu
Chapter 2. The History of Bioelectromagnetism.
Tsukasa Shigemitsu, Shoogo Ueno, and Masamichi Kato
Chapter 3 The Coupling of Atmospheric Electromagnetic Fields with Biological Systems.
Tsukasa Shigemitsu and Shoogo Ueno
Chapter 4. Spin Control related to Chemical Compass of Migratory Birds.
Hideyuki Okano,Tsukasa Shigemitsu and Shoogo Ueno
Chapter 5. Magnetoreception in Plants.
Massimo E. Maffei
Chapter 6. Geomagnetic Field Effects on Living Systems.
Hideyuki Okano and Shoogo Ueno
Chapter 7. Safety Guidelines on Human Exposures to Electromagnetic Fields.
Kenichi Yamazaki and Tsukasa Shigemitsu
Biography
Shoogo Ueno, PhD, is a professor emeritus of the University of Tokyo, Japan. His research interests include bioelectromagnetism and bioimaging. He was the President of the Bioelectromagnetics Society, BEMS, (2003–2004) and the Chairman of the Commission K on Electromagnetics in Biology and Medicine of the International Union of Radio Science, URSI (2000–2003). He was named the IEEE Magnetics Society Distinguished Lecturer during 2010 and received the d’Arsonval Medal from the Bioelectromagnetics Society in 2010.
Tsukasa Shigemitsu, PhD, was engaged in research at Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Tokyo, Japan. He served in the Japan EMF Information Center. His main research interests include biological and health effects of electromagnetic fields. He is a member of the Bioelectromagnetics Society, BEMS, and was appointed as a member of the Board of Directors (2003–2006). He was a member of CIGRE EMF Expert Group.
