Effect of short-term mobile phone base station exposure on cognitive performance, body temperature, heart rate and blood pressure of Malaysians med./bio.

Aim of study (acc. to author)

Background/further details

Endpoint

• physiological changes and cognitive performance

Exposure

• • 945–2,140 MHz
• • mobile communications
  • mobile phone base station
  • GSM
  • UMTS

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Methods Endpoint/measurement parameters/methodology

• effects on the cardiovascular system: heart rate, systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure (before and after exposure)
• cognitive/behavioral endpoints: reaction time, vigilance and attention (rapid visual processing test), visual memory and learning (paired associates learning test) and spatial memory (spatial span test) (during exposure, automated test battery CANTAB)
• thermoregulation: body temperature (before and after exposure)

Main outcome of study (acc. to author)

Study funded by

• Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)

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