The effects of electromagnetic field emitted by GSM phones on working memory

被引:199
作者
Koivisto, M [1 ]
Krause, CM
Revonsuo, A
Laine, M
Hämäläinen, H
机构
[1] Univ Turku, Ctr Cognit Neurosci, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland
[2] Univ Turku, Dept Neurol, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland
[3] Univ Turku, Dept Philosophy, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland
[4] Univ Turku, Dept Psychol, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland
[5] Abo Akad Univ, Dept Psychol, Turku, Finland
关键词
cellular phones; cognition; electromagnetic field; GSM; mobile phones; working memory;
D O I
10.1097/00001756-200006050-00009
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The influence of pulsed radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic fields of digital GSM mobile phones on working memory in healthy subjects were studied. Memory load was varied from 0 to 3 items in an n-back task. Each subject was tested twice within a single session, with and without the RF exposure (902 MHz, 217 Hz). The RF field speeded up response times when the memory load was three items but no effects of RF were observed with lower loads. The results suggest that RF fields have a measurable effect on human cognitive performance and encourage further studies on the interactions of RF fields with brain function. NeuroReport 11:1641-1643 (C) 2000 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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页码:1641 / 1643
页数:3
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