Projektnummer

0065707

Zusammenfassung

This project addresses the question whether something as simple as which nostril we primarily breathe through, left or right, have major impact on our health and well-being? Traditional Indian medicine suggests that shifts from left to right nostril, known as the nasal-cycle, are essential for health. Western medicine has largely overlooked this possibility so far. Therefore, this project examines the cycle with state-of-the-art neuroscientific tools, probes the brain mechanisms of this phenomenon, and builds a novel device allowing nasal-cycle measurement and modification. Preliminary...