Effects of GSM signals on auditory evoked responses.
Maby E, Jeannes RL, Faucon G, Liegeois-Chauvel C, De Seze R. · 2005
View Original AbstractCell phone radiation measurably altered brain electrical activity patterns, though health implications remain unclear.
Plain English Summary
French researchers studied how cell phone signals affect brain activity by measuring auditory evoked potentials (electrical brain responses to sounds) in both healthy volunteers and epileptic patients. They found measurable changes in brain response patterns when participants were exposed to GSM mobile phone radiation compared to no exposure. However, the researchers noted it was difficult to determine what these brain changes mean for human health.
Why This Matters
This study adds to the growing body of evidence that radiofrequency radiation from mobile phones can measurably alter brain activity, even if the health implications remain unclear. The fact that researchers detected changes in auditory evoked potentials suggests that RF exposure affects neural processing in ways we can measure objectively. What makes this research particularly significant is that it used both healthy subjects and epileptic patients, potentially revealing effects in populations with different neural sensitivities. The researchers' honest acknowledgment that they couldn't determine health implications doesn't diminish the importance of documenting these biological effects. The science demonstrates that our brains respond to RF exposure in measurable ways, which is exactly why we need more research to understand the long-term consequences of chronic exposure to these signals.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
Study Details
In this study, the correlation coefficients computed between AEPs, as well as the correlation coefficients between spectra of AEPs were investigated to detect a possible difference due to RFs.
A difference in the correlation coefficients computed in control and experimental sessions was obser...
Show BibTeX
@article{e_2005_effects_of_gsm_signals_2401,
author = {Maby E and Jeannes RL and Faucon G and Liegeois-Chauvel C and De Seze R.},
title = {Effects of GSM signals on auditory evoked responses.},
year = {2005},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15887252/},
}