Mobile phone emission modulates event-related desynchronization of α rhythms and cognitive-motor performance in healthy humans
Vecchio F, Buffo P, Sergio S, Iacoviello D, Rossini PM, Babiloni C. · 2012
View Original AbstractCell phone radiation measurably alters brain wave patterns and reaction times after just 45 minutes of exposure.
Plain English Summary
Italian researchers exposed 11 healthy adults to cell phone radiation for 45 minutes and measured their brain activity during a cognitive task. After radiation exposure, participants showed altered brain wave patterns (specifically changes in alpha rhythms) and faster reaction times compared to a sham exposure session. This suggests that cell phone radiation can measurably change both brain activity and cognitive performance in real-time.
Why This Matters
This carefully controlled study adds to mounting evidence that radiofrequency radiation from mobile phones produces immediate, measurable changes in brain function. What makes this research particularly significant is its rigorous double-blind design and the fact that it detected both neurological and behavioral changes after just 45 minutes of exposure. The faster reaction times might sound beneficial, but altered brain wave patterns indicate disrupted normal neural processing. The reality is that your brain is responding to cell phone radiation in ways that can be measured with scientific instruments. While we don't yet fully understand the long-term implications of these acute changes, the evidence shows your brain activity is being modified every time you use your phone.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. Duration: 45 min
Study Details
It has been shown that electromagnetic fields of Global System for Mobile Communications phone (GSM-EMFs) affect human brain rhythms (Vecchio et al., 2007, Vecchio et al., 2010), but it is not yet clear whether these effects are related to alterations of cognitive functions.
Eleven healthy adults underwent two electroencephalographic (EEG) sessions separated by 1 week, foll...
It was found less power decrease of widely distributed high-frequency alpha rhythms and faster react...
These results suggest that the peak amplitude of alpha ERD and the reaction time to the go stimuli are modulated by the effect of the GSM-EMFs on the cortical activity.
Show BibTeX
@article{f_2012_mobile_phone_emission_modulates_1542,
author = {Vecchio F and Buffo P and Sergio S and Iacoviello D and Rossini PM and Babiloni C.},
title = {Mobile phone emission modulates event-related desynchronization of α rhythms and cognitive-motor performance in healthy humans},
year = {2012},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1388245711004445},
}