Examining the effects of electromagnetic fields emitted by GSM mobile phones on human event-related potentials and performance during an auditory task

被引:83
作者
Hamblin, DL [1 ]
Wood, AW [1 ]
Croft, RJ [1 ]
Stough, C [1 ]
机构
[1] Swinburne Univ Technol, Sch Biophys Sci & Elect Engn, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
关键词
mobile phone; electromagnetic field; event-related potential; performance; pilot study;
D O I
10.1016/S1388-2457(03)00313-4
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
Objective: Due to the widespread use of mobile phones (NIP), it is important to determine whether they affect human physiology. The aim of this study was to explore the sensitivity of auditory event-related potentials to electromagnetic emissions. Methods: Twelve participants attended two sessions, 1 week apart. Participants performed an auditory oddball task while they were exposed to an active MP during one session and sham exposure during the other. Each condition lasted I h and order was counterbalanced. N100 and P200 latencies and amplitudes were analysed for non-target waveforms, and N200 and P300 latencies and amplitudes were analysed for target waveforms. Results: In real relative to sham exposure N100 amplitude and latency to non-targets were reduced, with the reduction larger over midline and right hemisphere sites. P300 latency to targets was delayed in the real exposure condition, however as this difference was greatest at left frontal and left central sites the interpretation of this result is unclear. Reaction time increased in the real relative to sham condition. No difference in accuracy was found. Conclusions: The results suggest that MP exposure may affect neural activity, particularly in proximity to the phone, however caution should be applied due to the small sample size. (C) 2004 International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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