Mobile phone emission modulates interhemispheric functional coupling of EEG alpha rhythms
Vecchio F, Babiloni C, Ferreri F, Curcio G, Fini R, Del Percio C, Rossini PM · 2007
View Original AbstractMobile phone radiation measurably altered brain wave coordination between hemispheres after just 45 minutes of typical exposure.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed 10 people to mobile phone radiation for 45 minutes and measured their brain waves using EEG. They found that the radiation altered how the left and right sides of the brain communicate with each other, specifically affecting alpha brain wave patterns. This suggests that cell phone emissions can change the way different brain regions coordinate their activity.
Why This Matters
This study provides direct evidence that mobile phone radiation doesn't just heat tissue-it actively modulates brain function at the cellular level. The researchers used a rigorous double-blind design and found measurable changes in interhemispheric brain communication, which is fundamental to how your brain processes information. What makes this particularly significant is that the exposure duration (45 minutes) represents typical daily phone use for many people. The science demonstrates that EMF exposure can alter neural synchronization patterns that govern everything from attention to memory formation. While the immediate health implications remain unclear, this research adds to a growing body of evidence showing that wireless radiation produces biological effects at non-thermal levels-effects the current safety standards don't account for.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 902.4 MHz Duration: 45 min
Study Details
We tested the working hypothesis that electromagnetic fields from mobile phones (EMFs) affect interhemispheric synchronization of cerebral rhythms, an important physiological feature of information transfer into the brain.
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The present results suggest that prolonged mobile phone emission affects not only the cortical activity but also the spread of neural synchronization conveyed by interhemispherical functional coupling of EEG rhythms.
Show BibTeX
@article{f_2007_mobile_phone_emission_modulates_1541,
author = {Vecchio F and Babiloni C and Ferreri F and Curcio G and Fini R and Del Percio C and Rossini PM},
title = {Mobile phone emission modulates interhemispheric functional coupling of EEG alpha rhythms},
year = {2007},
doi = {10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05405.x},
url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05405.x},
}