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Effects of weak mobile phone - electromagnetic fields (GSM, UMTS) on event related potentials and cognitive functions.

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Kleinlogel H, Dierks T, Koenig T, Lehmann H, Minder A, Berz R · 2008

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This Swiss study found no brain or cognitive effects from cell phone radiation at typical use levels in 15 adults.

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Swiss researchers tested whether cell phone radiation from both older GSM and newer UMTS networks affects brain function and cognitive performance in 15 healthy adults. They measured brain wave responses and reaction times during various mental tasks while exposing participants to phone radiation at levels similar to actual phone use (SAR 0.1 and 1 W/kg). The study found no significant changes in any measured brain or cognitive functions compared to fake exposure.

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To study the effects of weak mobile phone—Electromagnetic fields (GSM, UMTS) on event related potentials and cognitive functions

Until now most studies have investigated Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM)-EMF and only ...

Neither the UMTS- nor the GSM-EMF produced any significant changes in the measured parameters compar...

The results do not give any evidence for a deleterious effect of the EMF on normal healthy mobile phone users.

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Kleinlogel H, Dierks T, Koenig T, Lehmann H, Minder A, Berz R (2008). Effects of weak mobile phone - electromagnetic fields (GSM, UMTS) on event related potentials and cognitive functions. Bioelectromagnetics. 29(6):488-497, 2008b.
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@article{h_2008_effects_of_weak_mobile_2773,
  author = {Kleinlogel H and Dierks T and Koenig T and Lehmann H and Minder A and Berz R},
  title = {Effects of weak mobile phone - electromagnetic fields (GSM, UMTS) on event related potentials and cognitive functions. },
  year = {2008},
  doi = {10.1002/bem.20418},
  url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/bem.20418},
}

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Swiss researchers tested whether cell phone radiation from both older GSM and newer UMTS networks affects brain function and cognitive performance in 15 healthy adults. They measured brain wave responses and reaction times during various mental tasks while exposing participants to phone radiation at levels similar to actual phone use (SAR 0.1 and 1 W/kg). The study found no significant changes in any measured brain or cognitive functions compared to fake exposure.