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Bioelectromagnetism studies how biological systems generate and interact with electric and magnetic fields, crucial for understanding bodily functions and medical applications. The document outlines learning outcomes related to the electrical behavior of tissues, diagnostic techniques like ECG and EEG, and the engineering behind medical therapies. It emphasizes the importance of bioelectromagnetism in life processes, including communication within the body and the development of medical technologies.

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Bioelectromagnetism studies how biological systems generate and interact with electric and magnetic fields, crucial for understanding bodily functions and medical applications. The document outlines learning outcomes related to the electrical behavior of tissues, diagnostic techniques like ECG and EEG, and the engineering behind medical therapies. It emphasizes the importance of bioelectromagnetism in life processes, including communication within the body and the development of medical technologies.

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BME-3330

Bioelectromagnetism
Asst.Prof.Sevim ŞAHİN
Introduction
What is Bioelectromagnetism?
The physics of how biological systems generate and
interact with electric and magnetic fields, and how
we measure or apply these in medicine.

internal external
interdisciplinary fields that associate physics
and engineering with medicine and biology
Electric catfish, ''Malapterurus electricus'', in bas-relief on the Mastaba of Ti, Ancient Egypt.
The catfish is crossed by the beating-pole at left.
The first written document on bioelectric events is an ancient Egyptian hieroglyph of 4000 B.C. describing the electric catsfish.
Luigi Galvani

discovered animal electricity in 1771.


The Invisible Language of Our Body
Every thought, every feeling, every movement is realised
through microscopic electrical signals transmitted from our
brain cells (neurons) to our muscles—this is our body's
wireless communication network.
Every beat of our heart begins with a rhythmic electrical
impulse emitted by specialised cells. An ECG is a recording of
this electrical symphony.
Our cells absorb nutrients, expel waste, and communicate with
each other thanks to the electrical potentials in their
membranes.
In short, without bioelectromagnetism, we could neither think,
feel, nor move. It is the programming language of life.
Learning outcomes
• Understand Maxwell's equations, the electrical language of
cells, and the EM spectrum.
• Examine the electrical behaviour of tissues and recognise
ECG/EEG signals and electrodes.
• Learn the ‘physics inside’ an MRI machine and understand
how images are formed using magnetic fields.
• See the engineering behind therapies such as pacemakers,
brain implants, magnetic stimulation and hyperthermia.
• Learn about the effects of EM fields on health, the risks and
safety standards.
• Gain the ability to analyse a bioelectromagnetic system and
develop new ideas.
a 3-month-old baby boy.
Can he hear/see?
a 3-month-old baby boy.
Can see?

The visual evoked potential (VEP) is a non-


invasive measure of the electrophysiological
responses of the brain to visual stimuli. It
provides objective and recordable functional
information even for non-cooperative, non-
verbal, or unconscious patients.
a 3-month-old baby boy.
Can hear?

Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) is a non-


invasive electrophysiological test that measures
the brainstem’s electrical activity in response to
sound stimuli, commonly used to assess
hearing function and neural pathway integrity.”
Which cancer treatment?
EEG
TMS for what?
DPS

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