Study overviews

Mobile phone related articles are

Please note that a publication can be assigned to several endpoints, i.e. the sum of publications from the individual thematic points and subpoints can be greater than the total sum of actual publications.

Experimental studies on mobile communications

1699 studies in total
  1. Health
    738 studies
  2. DNA, proteins, and oxidative stress
    563 studies
  3. Brain
    512 studies
  4. Cells
    221 studies
  5. Other
    204 studies
  6. Cell functions
    118 studies

Brain

512 studies in total
  1. Others (brain related)
    154 studies
  2. Brain activity/EEG/evoked potentials
    148 studies
  3. Cognitive, psychomotor, or memory functions
    142 studies
  4. Brain metabolism
    80 studies
  5. Sleep
    35 studies
  6. Blood-brain barrier permeability
    35 studies
  7. Cerebral blood flow
    18 studies

Cognitive, psychomotor, or memory functions 142 studies in total

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Authors Year Exposed system Endpoints Frequency range SAR Exposure duration Parameters
Authors Year Exposed system Endpoints Frequency range SAR Exposure duration Parameters
Riddervold IS et al. 2010 human, partial body: left side of the head cognitive performance, subjective symptoms 420 MHz 2 W/kg 45 min in 1 min sequences of 54 s on - 6 s off mobile communications, TETRA/TETRAPOL
Russo R et al. 2006 human, partial body: head (left or right ear) attention/cognitive function 888 MHz 1.4–11.2 W/kg continuous for about 35 - 40 min GSM, mobile communications
Saikhedkar N et al. 2014 animal, rat/Wistar, whole body structure and function of the rat brain and oxidative stress 900 MHz 0.99 W/kg continuous for 4 h/day for 15 days mobile phone, mobile communications
Sauter C et al. 2011 human, partial body: head attention and working memory 900 MHz 7.82–10.98 W/kg 3 days (à 7 h 15 minutes), separated by at least two week intervals mobile phone, GSM, UMTS, W-CDMA, mobile communications
Sauter C et al. 2015 human, partial body: left side of the head working memory and attention, well-being 385 MHz 1.5–6 W/kg continuous for 2.5 hours TETRA/TETRAPOL, mobile communications
Sayed SZ et al. 2020 human - - - - mobile communications, mobile phone
Sayed SZ et al. 2020 human - - - - mobile communications, mobile phone
Schmid MR et al. 2012 human, partial body: left side of the head working memory, attention, reaction time, polysomnography 900 MHz 2 W/kg continuous for 30 min. GSM, mobile communications, PW pulsed wave
Schneider J et al. 2014 animal, rat/Wistar albino - 900 MHz 0.4 W/kg - mobile phone, GSM, UMTS, mobile communications
Sharma A et al. 2019 animal, rat/ Wistar - 2,100 MHz - - mobile communications, mobile phone, microwaves
Sharma S et al. 2020 animal, rat/ Wistar - 900 MHz - - mobile communications, RF field
Shirai T et al. 2014 animal, rat/Sprague-Dawley, whole body fertility, development, brain functions and morphology of major organs of rats 2.14 GHz 0.034–0.244 W/g continuous for 20 h/day over 3 generations mobile phone, W-CDMA, mobile communications
Sienkiewicz ZJ et al. 2000 animal, mouse/C57BL/6J, whole body performance in a maze 900 MHz 0.05 W/kg repeated daily exposure, 45 min/day for 10 days GSM, mobile communications, microwaves
Singh KV et al. 2020 animal, rat/Wistar - 1,966.1 MHz - - mobile communications, mobile phone, UMTS
Smythe JW et al. 2003 human, partial body: ear short and long-term memory 1,800 MHz 0.79 W/kg continuous for 15 min GSM, mobile communications
Son Y et al. 2015 animal, mouse/C57BL/6, whole body cognitive functions and hippocampal histology 1,950 MHz 5 W/kg continuous for 2 hours/day for 60 days mobile phone, W-CDMA, mobile communications
Son Y et al. 2016 animal, mouse/transgenic 5xFAD (contains 5 human genes associated with Alzheimer's disease), whole body memory and beta-amyloid protein metabolism in Alzheimer's disease model mice 1,950 MHz 5 W/kg 2 h/day, 5 days/week for 3 months mobile phone, UMTS, W-CDMA, mobile communications, RF field
Son Y et al. 2018 - - 1,950 MHz - - W-CDMA, mobile communications
Tafakori S et al. 2020 animal, rat/ Wistar - 900 MHz - - mobile communications, mobile phone
Tang J et al. 2015 animal, rat/Sprague-Dawley, partial body: head relationship between memory function, blood brain barrier permeability and the mkp-1/ERK pathway in the rat brain 900 MHz 0.016–2 W/g continuous for 3 h/day for 14 days mobile phone, mobile communications
Terao Y et al. 2006 human, partial body: head effects on the visuo-motor choice reaction time and movement time 800 MHz 0.054 W/kg continuous for 30 min digital mobile phone, TDMA, mobile communications
Trunk A et al. 2013 human, partial body: head - 1,947 MHz 1.75–3.75 W/kg continuous for 30 min digital mobile phone, UMTS, mobile communications
Trunk A et al. 2014 human, partial body: head - - 0.73–2 W/kg - mobile phone, UMTS, mobile communications, co-exposure
Trunk A et al. 2015 human, partial body: ear brain activity, reaction time - 1.75–2 W/kg continuous for 15 minutes (2x) mobile phone, UMTS, W-CDMA, mobile communications, co-exposure
Unterlechner M et al. 2008 human, partial body: head reaction time and attention 1.97 GHz 0.37–1.67 W/kg session lasting about 1.5 h digital mobile phone, UMTS, CDMA, mobile communications
Ustunova S et al. 2022 animal, rat/Wistar albino - 900 MHz - - mobile communications, GSM, mobile phone
Varghese R et al. 2018 animal, rat/Sprague Dawley, whole body - - - - mobile communications, mobile phone, 2.45 GHz, W-LAN/WiFi
Vecchio F et al. 2012 human, partial body: left side of the head cortical activity (EEG), visual reaction time task 902.4 MHz 0.5 W/kg continuous for 45 min digital mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications, PW pulsed wave
Vecsei Z et al. 2018 human - 1,750–1,947 MHz - - mobile communications, mobile phone, LTE, UMTS
Verrender A et al. 2016 human, partial body: left side of head visual discrimination and working memory 920 MHz 1–2 W/kg continuous for 30 minutes mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications
Wallace D et al. 2012 human, whole body cognitive function 420 MHz 217 µW/kg 25 min in session 1 (1 x 15 min and 2 x 5 min), 50 min each in session 2 and 3 mobile communications, mobile phone base station, TETRA/TETRAPOL, TDMA
Wang K et al. 2017 animal, mouse/C57BL, whole body memory and learning (object recognition) in mice 1.8 GHz 1.98–3.3 W/kg 30 minutes mobile communications, mobile phone, RF field, microwaves
Wiholm C et al. 2009 human, partial body: head, ear (left hemisphere) spatial memory and learning 884 MHz 0.23–1.95 W/kg continuous for 2.5 h digital mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications
Wiholm C et al. 2007 human spatial memory performance 884 MHz 0.23–1.95 W/kg continuous for 3 h mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications
Wilen J et al. 2006 human, partial body: head physiological and cognitive responses 900 MHz 0.8–1 W/kg continuous for 30 min GSM, mobile communications
Yamaguchi H et al. 2003 animal, rat/Sprague-Dawley, whole body learning and memory 1.439 GHz 1.7–110 W/kg repeated daily exposure for 1 h/day for 4 days PDC, TDMA, mobile communications
Yazdanpanahi M et al. 2023 animal, rat/Sprague Dawley - 850–1,800 MHz - - mobile communications, GSM, CDMA, digital mobile phone
Zhang JP et al. 2017 animal, mouse/C57BL/6, whole body - 1.8 GHz - - mobile phone, mobile communications, RF field
Zheng R et al. 2023 animal, mouse/C57BL/6 N - 2,650 MHz - - mobile communications, 5G
Zhou GQ et al. 2024 animal, C57BL/6 mouse - 3.5 GHz - - mobile communications, 5G, PW pulsed wave
Zwamborn APM et al. 2003 human, whole body cognitive performance, well-being 945 MHz 0.000316 µW/kg–0.082 mW/kg continuous for 20 min mobile phone base station, GSM, UMTS, CDMA, TDMA, mobile communications
de Caires Jr LC et al. 2014 animal, rat/Wistar, whole body effects on anxiety, working memory and stress 1,800 MHz - intermittent for 3 days (25 s phone calls every 2 min) mobile phone, GSM, mobile communications