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 AbstractCell phone radiation disrupts communication between brain hemispheres after just 45 minutes of exposure, affecting the neural synchronization essential for information processing.
Plain English Summary
Italian researchers exposed 10 people to cell phone radiation for 45 minutes while measuring their brain waves with EEG technology. They found that the radiation altered how the left and right sides of the brain communicate with each other, specifically disrupting the synchronization of alpha brain waves that are important for information processing. This suggests that cell phone emissions don't just affect individual brain cells, but can interfere with the coordinated electrical activity between different brain regions.
Why This Matters
This study provides compelling evidence that cell phone radiation affects brain function at a fundamental level - the coordination between brain hemispheres that's essential for normal cognitive processing. The researchers used a rigorous double-blind design and found measurable changes in interhemispheric connectivity after just 45 minutes of exposure to GSM signals. What makes this particularly significant is that the disruption occurred in alpha rhythms, brain waves associated with relaxed awareness and information processing. The reality is that most people expose themselves to similar or higher levels of cell phone radiation for hours each day through calls, texting, and carrying phones close to their bodies. While this study doesn't prove long-term harm, it demonstrates that our brains are measurably responding to the electromagnetic fields from these devices in ways we're only beginning to understand.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: Delta (about 2-4 Hz), theta (about 4-6 Hz), alpha 1 (about 6-8 Hz), alpha 2 (about 8-10 Hz) and alpha 3 (about 10-12 Hz) Duration: 45 Minutes
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
Ten subjects underwent two electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings, separated by 1 week, following ...
Results showed that, compared to Sham stimulation, GSM stimulation modulated the interhemispheric fr...
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_2650,
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},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17432975/},
}