Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
Pulsed and continuous wave mobile phone exposure over left versus right hemisphere: Effects on human cognitive function
Haarala C, Takio F, Rintee T, Laine M, Koivisto M, Revonsuo A, Hämäläinen H. · 2007
View Original AbstractMobile phone radiation at regulatory levels showed no immediate effects on basic thinking skills in this controlled study.
Plain English Summary
Finnish researchers tested whether mobile phone radiation affects thinking skills by having 36 men perform cognitive tasks while exposed to different types of phone signals on either the left or right side of their heads. They found no measurable differences in mental performance between real phone radiation exposure and fake exposure, regardless of which side of the head was exposed. The study suggests that typical mobile phone use doesn't impair basic cognitive functions like memory or attention in healthy adults.
Study Details
To assess the effects of both continuous wave and pulsed wave electromagnetic fields on human cognitive function as measured by behavioral tests in 36 healthy male subjects.
The possible effects of continuous wave (CW) and pulse modulated (PM) electromagnetic field (EMF) on...
No effects were found between the different EMF conditions, separate hemisphere exposures, or betwee...
In conclusion, the current results indicate that normal mobile phones have no discernible effect on human cognitive function as measured by behavioral tests.
Show BibTeX
@article{c_2007_pulsed_and_continuous_wave_2759,
author = {Haarala C and Takio F and Rintee T and Laine M and Koivisto M and Revonsuo A and Hämäläinen H. },
title = {Pulsed and continuous wave mobile phone exposure over left versus right hemisphere: Effects on human cognitive function},
year = {2007},
doi = {10.1002/bem.20287},
url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/bem.20287},
}