Effects of microwave radiation and strychnine on cerebral biopotentials in narcotized rats.
Sidorenko A, Tsaryuk V · 2000
View Original AbstractMicrowave radiation affected rat brain activity similarly to strychnine, a powerful nervous system stimulant, suggesting wireless signals may overstimulate neural processes.
Plain English Summary
Researchers compared the effects of microwave radiation and strychnine (a powerful nervous system stimulant) on brain electrical activity in anesthetized rats. They found that microwave exposure produced changes in brain wave patterns remarkably similar to those caused by strychnine, suggesting that microwaves enhance brain excitability and complicate normal electrical processes. This indicates that microwave radiation can act like a stimulant drug on the nervous system, potentially disrupting normal brain function.
Why This Matters
This study reveals something striking about how microwave radiation affects the brain. When researchers compared microwave exposure to strychnine - a compound known to dangerously overstimulate the nervous system - they found the brain responded in remarkably similar ways. Both exposures increased neural excitability and complicated normal electrical patterns, suggesting microwaves act as a neurological stimulant. While we don't know the specific exposure levels used in this study, the comparison to strychnine's effects should give us pause. The reality is that our brains are constantly bathed in microwave radiation from cell phones, WiFi, and other wireless devices. This research adds to a growing body of evidence showing that these exposures aren't biologically neutral - they're actively changing how our nervous systems function.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
Study Details
To study the effects of microwave radiation and strychnine on cerebral biopotentials in narcotized rats
Strychnine and microwave radiation produced changes in spectral parameters of electrocorticogram, co...
Show BibTeX
@article{a_2000_effects_of_microwave_radiation_2595,
author = {Sidorenko A and Tsaryuk V},
title = {Effects of microwave radiation and strychnine on cerebral biopotentials in narcotized rats.},
year = {2000},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11177257/},
}