Olcese J, Reuss S, Semm P
Department of Biology, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN 38112.
Life Sci. 1988;42(6):605-13. doi: 10.1016/0024-3205(88)90451-1.
In addition to behavioral evidence for the detection of "earth-strength" magnetic fields (MF) by rodents, recent investigations have revealed that electrophysiological and biochemical responses to MF occur in the pineal organ and retina of rodents. In addition, ferrimagnetic deposits have been identified in the ethmoidal regions of the rodent skull. These findings point to a new sensory phenomenon, which interfaces with many fields of biology, including neuroscience, psychophysics, behavioral ecology, chronobiology and sensory physiology.
除了啮齿动物能够检测“地磁场强度”磁场（MF）的行为证据外，最近的研究还表明，啮齿动物的松果体器官和视网膜会对MF产生电生理和生化反应。此外，在啮齿动物颅骨的筛骨区域已发现亚铁磁性沉积物。这些发现指向一种新的感官现象，它与生物学的许多领域相关，包括神经科学、心理物理学、行为生态学、生物钟学和感官生理学。
