Mobile phone emissions and human brain excitability.
Ferreri F, Curcio G, Pasqualetti P, De Gennaro L, Fini R, Rossini PM. · 2006
View Original AbstractCell phone radiation measurably alters brain excitability patterns during typical call durations, proving non-thermal biological effects occur in real-time.
Plain English Summary
Researchers used brain stimulation techniques to measure how cell phone radiation affects brain activity in 15 men during 45-minute exposures. They found that GSM phone signals significantly altered brain excitability patterns, reducing the brain's natural inhibitory responses and enhancing facilitation in the exposed hemisphere compared to the unexposed side. This demonstrates that mobile phone emissions can measurably change how brain circuits function, even without causing any temperature increase.
Why This Matters
This study provides compelling evidence that mobile phone radiation creates immediate, measurable changes in brain function at the cellular level. What makes this research particularly significant is the sophisticated methodology - using transcranial magnetic stimulation to precisely measure brain excitability changes in real-time during exposure. The fact that these neurological changes occurred without any temperature increase challenges the wireless industry's long-held position that non-thermal effects don't exist. The reality is that your brain's electrical activity is being altered every time you hold a phone to your head. While we don't yet know the long-term health implications of these excitability changes, the science demonstrates that EMF exposure is biologically active in ways that go far beyond simple heating effects. This adds to a growing body of evidence showing that current safety standards, based solely on thermal effects, may be inadequate to protect human health.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. Duration: 45 minutes
Study Details
To test-via Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)-the excitability of each brain hemisphere after 'real' or 'sham' exposure to the electromagnetic field (EMF) generated by a mobile phone operating in the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM).
Fifteen male volunteers attended two experimental sessions, one week apart, in a cross-over, double-...
The intracortical excitability curve becomes significantly modified during real exposure, with SICI ...
These results demonstrate that GSM-EMFs modify brain excitability. Possible implications and applications are discussed.
Show BibTeX
@article{f_2006_mobile_phone_emissions_and_2079,
author = {Ferreri F and Curcio G and Pasqualetti P and De Gennaro L and Fini R and Rossini PM.},
title = {Mobile phone emissions and human brain excitability.},
year = {2006},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16802289/},
}