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This paper presents the results of experimental studies of the dynamics of the functional state of a person within the zone of an active geological fault characterized by abnormal spatial distribution of the magnetic- field vector values. It is shown that these geophysical modifications have a pronounced effect on the fluctuations of the electrical activity of the human brain. When the person gets into a zone with abnormal levels of gradient magnetic field in the absence of any subjective sensations, a nonspecific orientation activation reaction is observed, which is characterized by a significant increase in the levels of peak performance in key functional EEG frequency bands. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The spectral powers (SPs) of the θ and α EEG rhythms were studied at different stages of visual set in children from five to seven years of age. Children with a plastic set had a greater α band SP than those with a rigid set. At the set formation stage, children with a rigid set displayed an increase in the SP of the θ band, which is a manifestation of an 'immature' activation reaction. Children with a plastic set exhibited an increase in the α band SP in the occipital lobes of both hemispheres. The dynamics of the SP of the EEG rhythms differed in children younger and older than six years. At the set formation stage, children from five to six years of age exhibited the above-mentioned 'immature' activation reaction, while those from six to seven years of age showed an increase in the α band SP in the occipital lobes. At the set actualization stage, an increase in the α band SP was observed in the right caudal areas, while the set extinction stage was marked by a bilateral depression of the α band in the frontal lobes. The importance of the involvement of specific cortical areas in visual perception and the formation of a plastic set is discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]