An Investigation of the Effect of Faradarmani Consciousness Field on Heart Rate Variability Parameters

Mohammad Ali Taheri has introduced the Faradarmani Consciousness Field (FCF), which is a new qualitative field (it is neither matter nor energy), as a complementary and alternative medicine. The present study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of this T Consciousness Field on the function of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). For this purpose, heart rate variability (HRV) indices and skin conductance (SC) were measured as reliable indicators of autonomic nervous system changes under the influence of the FCF. To this end, 50 volunteers (23 women, 27 men, age 23 to 77 years) participated randomly in this double-blind study. In order to standardize the conditions for the volunteers, all recordings were performed under constant environmental conditions, between 10 AM and 12 PM, at least one hour after breakfast, and 10 to 15 minutes after the participant's arrival at the laboratory, in two 5-minute sessions. Data recording was performed in the first 5 minutes without applying the FCF to determine the baseline state of the autonomic nervous system for each volunteer. In the second 5 minutes, the participants were exposed to the FCF, and the corresponding data were recorded again. After extracting the HRV signal from the heart rate data obtained from the blood volume pressure signals using a biofeedback device, the data were analyzed in both time-domain and frequency- domain modes. Finally, the HRV and SC data were statistically analyzed using two-way ANOVA, followed by Tukey's post hoc test for comparing the Faradarmani state with the baseline state. In the parameters examined under the influence of Faradarmani, two types of changes (either increases or decreases) were observed. Two-way ANOVA analysis showed significant changes in HRV parameters (but not SC) compared to baseline. Comparison of the results from the frequency-domain and time-domain analysis of HRV revealed significant changes in the frequency-domain mode (VLF: P1=0.0016, P2=0.0147; LF: P1<0.001, P2=0.008; HF: P1=0.0338, P2=0.0086; LF/HF: P1=0.0011, P2=0.0119) compared to the time-domain mode (PNN50: P1=0.0464). Based on the findings of this study, the FCF not only produced significant changes in ANS function, but the different changes observed in the HRV parameters of different individuals also suggest a form of consciousness that takes each person's condition and needs into account.