[The hypothesis of acupuncture points as polymodal receptors of the ecoceptive sensitivity system]

Hypothesis is proposed that the human brain has the sensory system (ecoceptive sensory system) which responds to changes of the Earth electromagnetic fields (EEFs) and meteorologic factors (MFs). Acupuncture points which are activated easily by adequate somatosensory stimuli (mechanical, temperature) and electromagnetic fields (electropuncture, magnetopuncture) can be polymodal receptors of the ecoceptive sensory system. It is supposed that the sensory endings of acupuncture points are excited by sharp changes ef EEFs and MFs. Through the neuronal brain stem structures, especially through hypothalamus, acupuncture points excitation starts the adaptive mechanisms intended to compensate the brain functional systems deviations, provoked by prolonged EEFs and unsettled weather environmental influences.