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Electroencephalographic, personality, and executive function measures associated with frequent mobile phone use
Arns M, Van Luijtelaar G, Sumich A, Hamilton R, Gordon E · 2007
View Original AbstractFrequent mobile phone use causes subtle brain activity changes within normal ranges, with users showing better executive function.
Plain English Summary
Researchers analyzed brain activity patterns in 300 people based on their mobile phone usage frequency, measuring brain waves and cognitive function. They found subtle slowing of brain activity in frequent phone users, though these changes remained within normal ranges. The study also showed that heavy phone users had better executive function, possibly due to practicing focused attention during calls in distracting environments.
Study Details
To study the electroencephalographic, personality, and executive function measures associated with frequent mobile phone use
The present study employs standardized data acquired from the Brain Resource International Database ...
The findings suggest a subtle slowing of brain activity related to mobile phone use that is not exp...
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@article{m_2007_electroencephalographic_personality_and_executive_2737,
author = {Arns M and Van Luijtelaar G and Sumich A and Hamilton R and Gordon E},
title = {Electroencephalographic, personality, and executive function measures associated with frequent mobile phone use},
year = {2007},
doi = {10.1080/00207450600936882},
url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00207450600936882},
}