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Behavioral in-effectiveness of high frequency electromagnetic field in mice.

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Salunke BP, Umathe SN, Chavan JG. · 2015

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Exposure to 2.45 GHz HF-EMF for up to 120 days did not produce anxiety, OCD, or depression-like behavior in mice.

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Researchers exposed mice to 2.45 GHz HF-EMF for 60 minutes per day for 7 or 30 or 60 or 90 or 120 days. Anxiety-like behavior was assessed with the elevated plus maze, open field test, and social interaction test; OCD-like behavior with marble burying; and depression-like behavior with the forced swim test and tail suspension test. The study found no evidence that HF-EMF exposure produced anxiety, OCD, or depression-like behavior in mice up to 120 days.

Why This Matters

The investigation aimed to study the influence of high frequency electromagnetic field on anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, and depression-like behavior. Exposure was delivered by switching on an inbuilt class-I Bluetooth device operating at 2.45 GHz in file transfer mode at a peak density of 100 mW.

Exposure Information

A logarithmic frequency spectrum from 10 Hz to 100 GHz showing where this study's 2.45 GHz exposure sits relative to common EMF sources.Where This Frequency Sits on the EMF SpectrumELFVLFLF / MFHF / VHFUHFSHFmm10 Hz100 GHzThis study: 2.45 GHzPower lines50/60 Hz5G mm28 GHzLogarithmic scale

Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 2.45 GHz Duration: 60 min/day for 7 or 30 or 60 or 90 or 120 days

Study Details

The present investigation was carried out with an objective to study the influence of high frequency electromagnetic field (HF-EMF) on anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and depression-like behavior.

For exposure to HF-EMF, non-magnetic material was used to fabricate the housing. Mice were exposed t...

The present experiment demonstrates that up to 120 days of exposure to HF-EMF does not produce anxiety, OCD and depression-like behavior in mice.

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Salunke BP, Umathe SN, Chavan JG. (2015). Behavioral in-effectiveness of high frequency electromagnetic field in mice. Physiol Behav. 140:32-37, 2015.
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@article{bp_2015_behavioral_ineffectiveness_of_high_2803,
  author = {Salunke BP and Umathe SN and Chavan JG.},
  title = {Behavioral in-effectiveness of high frequency electromagnetic field in mice.},
  year = {2015},
  
  url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031938414006222},
}

Quick Questions About This Study

Mice were exposed to 2.45 GHz HF-EMF for 60 minutes per day for 7 or 30 or 60 or 90 or 120 days.
Anxiety was assessed with the elevated plus maze, open field test, and social interaction test; OCD with marble burying; depression with the forced swim test and tail suspension test.
The study found no evidence that HF-EMF exposure produced anxiety, OCD, or depression-like behavior in mice up to 120 days.
Exposure was delivered by switching on an inbuilt class-I Bluetooth device operating at 2.45 GHz in file transfer mode at a peak density of 100 mW.
The investigation aimed to study the influence of high frequency electromagnetic field on anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, and depression-like behavior.