Influence of a 1,800 MHz electromagnetic field on the EEG energy |
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Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">Eleni?NanouEmail author Chrissanthi?Hountala Argiro?Maganioti Charalabos?Papageorgiou Vassilis?Tsiafakis Andreas?Rabavilas Christos?Capsalis |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Electrical Engineering, Division of Information Transmission Systems and Material Technology, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Iroon Polytecniou Str., 15773 Zografou, Athens, Greece;(2) Eginition Hospital, 1st Department of Psychiatry, University of Athens, Athens, Greece;(3) University Mental Health Research Institute (UMHRI), Athens, Greece |
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Abstract: | The present study investigated the influence of electromagnetic fields (EMF), similar to that emitted by mobile phones, on
brain activity. Ten women and ten men, matched for age and educational level, performed a short memory task (Wechsler test),
with simultaneous Electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings at 15 scalp electrodes, both without (baseline) and with exposure
to an 1,800 MHz signal. The EEG energy was found concentrated at the four basic EEG bands α (8–13 Hz), β (14–30 Hz), δ (0–4 Hz), and θ (5–7 Hz)]. The analysis revealed that in the presence of EMF, the energy of the β band was significantly greater for females than for males at the majority of the electrodes. Since beta oscillation is associated
with the shift of attention during the perception, these findings may indicate that the particular EMF (1,800 MHz signal)
exerts an influence on this brain activity, which appears to be gender-related. |
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Keywords: | EEG Electromagnetic fields Gender Cognitive function |
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