Projektdatenbank (ab 2004)

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...