Study type:
Medical/biological study
(experimental study)
Influence of a 1,800 MHz electromagnetic field on the EEG energy.
med./bio.
By:
Nanou E, Hountala C, Maganioti A, Papageorgiou C, Tsiafakis V, Rabavillas A, Capsalis C
Published in: Environmentalist 2009; 29 (2): 205-209
Aim of study (acc. to author)
Background/further details
10 women and 10 men performed a memory task with and without exposure (two weeks interval between the tests).
Endpoint
Exposure
Exposure
Parameters
Exposure 1:
1,800 MHz
Exposure duration:
continuous for 45 min
Frequency
1,800 MHz
Type
Exposure duration
continuous for 45 min
Exposure source
Distance between exposed object and exposure source
20 cm
Chamber
Faraday room
Setup
test persons were sitting in the Faraday room with the antenna fixed near their right ear
Measurand
Value
Type
Method
Mass
Remarks
power
128 mW
mean
-
-
-
Extended view
Compact view
Methods
Endpoint/measurement parameters/methodology
Investigated system:
Investigated organ system:
Main outcome of study (acc. to author)
Under exposure , the EEG energy of the beta waves was significanlty greater for females than for males for 11 out of 15 electrodes . beta waves are associated with the shift of attention during perception, the findings suggest that the 1800 MHZ signal exerts an influence on this brain activity that might be gender-specific.
Study funded by
European Union (EU)/European Commission
Greek General Secretariat of Research and Technology
Ministry of Development, Hellenic Republic/Greece
Project "PENED 2003" (Analysis of the operational requirements for the digital terrestrial television sytem in Greece)
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