The spectral power coherence of the EEG under different EMF conditions.
Hountala CD, Maganioti AE, Papageorgiou CC, Nanou ED, Kyprianou MA, Tsiafakis VG, Rabavilas AD, Capsalis CN. · 2008
View Original AbstractCell phone radiation at 900 MHz and 1800 MHz disrupts natural brain wave coordination patterns during memory tasks.
Plain English Summary
Researchers measured how different brain wave frequencies work together during memory tasks when people were exposed to cell phone radiation at 900 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. They found that radiation changed the coordination patterns between brain waves, with different effects for men and women. Under normal conditions, men showed better coordination between brain wave frequencies than women, but this difference disappeared or reversed when exposed to the two different radiation frequencies.
Why This Matters
This study reveals something concerning about how cell phone radiation affects the fundamental coordination of brain activity. The researchers developed a new way to measure how different brain wave frequencies work together, and found that exposure to common cell phone frequencies disrupts these natural patterns differently in men and women. What makes this particularly significant is that these are the exact frequencies used by GSM cell phones worldwide. The science demonstrates that even during basic cognitive tasks like memory processing, RF radiation can alter the brain's electrical coordination patterns. This adds to the growing body of evidence showing that wireless radiation affects brain function in measurable ways, challenging claims that these exposures are biologically inert at non-thermal levels.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 900 MHz and 1800 MHz
Study Details
The present study introduces the concept of spectral power coherence (SPC), which reflects the pattern of coordination of the four basic EEG bands (delta, theta, alpha, and beta) at a specific location of the brain
The SPC was calculated for the pre-stimulus EEG signal during an auditory memory task under differen...
The results showed that delta rhythm is less consequential in the overall cooperation between the ba...
These differences disappear in the presence of 900 MHz and are reversed in the presence of 1800 MHz.
Show BibTeX
@article{cd_2008_the_spectral_power_coherence_2207,
author = {Hountala CD and Maganioti AE and Papageorgiou CC and Nanou ED and Kyprianou MA and Tsiafakis VG and Rabavilas AD and Capsalis CN.},
title = {The spectral power coherence of the EEG under different EMF conditions.},
year = {2008},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304394008008598},
}