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Investigation of brain potentials in sleeping humans exposed to the electromagnetic field of mobile phones med./bio.

By: Lebedeva NN, Sulimov AV, Sulimova OP, Korotkovskaya TI, Gailus T

Published in: Crit Rev Biomed Eng 2001; 29 (1): 125-133

Aim of study (acc. to author)

To investigate 8-hour EEG tracings of sleeping humans exposed to the electromagnetic field of a GSM-standard mobile phone.

Endpoint

sleep: sleeping profile

Exposure

mobile communications
GSM

Exposure	Parameters
Exposure 1: RF (≥ 10 MHz) Modulation type: pulsed Exposure duration: continuous for 8 h	-

Exposure 1

Main characteristics

Frequency	RF (≥ 10 MHz)
Type	electromagnetic field
Exposure duration	continuous for 8 h

Modulation

Modulation type	pulsed
Additional info	GSM

Exposure setup

Exposure source	cellular phone
Additional info	Test persons were exposed to "simulated (sham) and actual EMF of a mobile phone" in random order in two runs of experiments.

Parameters

No parameters are specified for this exposure.

Exposed system:

human

Methods Endpoint/measurement parameters/methodology

Investigated system:

investigation on living organism

Investigated organ system:

brain/CNS

Time of investigation:

during exposure

Main outcome of study (acc. to author)

The electromagnetic field of a mobile phone affects the sleep structure and reduces slow-wave and REM (rapid eye movement)-stage sleep percentage.

Study character:

medical/biological study
experimental study
full/main study

Study funded by

not stated/no funding

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