There exists a space between the ionosphere and the surface of the earth within which
electromagnetic standing waves, generated by lightning strikes, can resonate around the
earth; these standing waves are known collectively as the Schumann resonances. In the
late 1960s König and Ankermuller already reported striking similarities between these
electromagnetic signals and those recorded from the electroencephalograms (EEG) of
the human brain; both signals exhibit similar characteristics in terms of frequency and
electric and magnetic field intensity. The analyses reported here demonstrate that 1)
microscopic (brain) and macroscopic (earth) representations of natural electromagnetic
fields are conserved spatially, 2) that electric fields recorded from human brains exhibit
strong correlation with the strength of the these parameters and 3) that the human brain
periodically synchronizes with signals generated within the earth-ionosphere waveguide
at frequencies characteristic of the Schumann resonance for periods of about 300 msec.
These findings recapitulate 17th century ideas of harmony amongst the cerebral and
planetary spheres and may provide the means necessary to quantitatively investigate
concepts of early 20th century psychologyDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Human Studie
