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Acute effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic field emitted by mobile phone on brain function.

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Zhang J, Sumich A, Wang GY. · 2017

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The review aims to readdress whether MP EMF exposure affects brain function, noting inconsistent findings and that long-term effects remain unanswered.

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The review focuses on recent neuroimaging and electroencephalography studies to analyze effects of MP EMF exposure on neurocognitive function. Several studies indicate an increase in cortical excitability and/or efficiency with EMF exposure, more prominent in fronto-temporal regions and associated with faster reaction time. Cortical excitability might also underpin disruption to sleep. However, several inconsistent findings exist and conclusions regarding adverse effects of EMF exposure are currently limited.

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The aim of this review is to readdress the question of whether the effect of MP EMF exposure on brain function should be reopened.

We strengthen our argument focusing on recent neuroimaging and electroencephalography studies, in or...

everal studies indicate an increase in cortical excitability and/or efficiency with EMF exposure, wh...

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Zhang J, Sumich A, Wang GY. (2017). Acute effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic field emitted by mobile phone on brain function. Bioelectromagnetics. 38(5):329-338, 2017.
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@article{j_2017_acute_effects_of_radiofrequency_2702,
  author = {Zhang J and Sumich A and Wang GY.},
  title = {Acute effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic field emitted by mobile phone on brain function.},
  year = {2017},
  
  url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28426166/},
}
PubMed: 28426166

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Several studies indicate an increase in cortical excitability and/or efficiency with EMF exposure, more prominent in fronto-temporal regions and associated with faster reaction time.
Cortical excitability might also underpin disruption to sleep.
However, several inconsistent findings exist and conclusions regarding adverse effects of EMF exposure are currently limited.
The crucial scientific question of the effect of longer-term MP EMF exposure on brain function remains unanswered and essentially unaddressed.