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Effects of pulsed high-frequency electromagnetic fields on human sleep.

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Mann, K, Roschke, J · 1996

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Pulsed high-frequency electromagnetic fields from digital mobile radio telephones shortened sleep onset latency and reduced REM sleep duration and percentage.

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Researchers investigated the influence of pulsed high-frequency electromagnetic fields from digital mobile radio telephones on sleep in healthy humans. They found a hypnotic effect that shortened sleep onset latency and a REM suppressive effect that reduced REM sleep duration and percentage. Spectral analysis showed qualitative alterations of the EEG signal during REM sleep with increased spectral power density.

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The authors noted the relevance of REM sleep for adequate information processing in the brain, especially concerning mnestic functions and learning processes. They emphasized the necessity to carry out further investigations on the interaction of this type of electromagnetic fields and the human organism.

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In the present study we investigated the influence of pulsed high-frequency electromagnetic fields of digital mobile radio telephones on sleep in healthy humans.

Besides a hypnotic effect with shortening of sleep onset latency, a REM suppressive effect with redu...

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Mann, K, Roschke, J (1996). Effects of pulsed high-frequency electromagnetic fields on human sleep. Neuropsychobiology 33(1):41-47, 1996.
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@article{mann_1996_effects_of_pulsed_highfrequency_2410,
  author = {Mann and K and Roschke and J},
  title = {Effects of pulsed high-frequency electromagnetic fields on human sleep.},
  year = {1996},
  
  url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8821374/},
}
PubMed: 8821374

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The study investigated the influence of pulsed high-frequency electromagnetic fields from digital mobile radio telephones on sleep in healthy humans.
A hypnotic effect shortened sleep onset latency, and a REM suppressive effect reduced REM sleep duration and percentage.
Spectral analysis revealed qualitative alterations of the EEG signal during REM sleep with increased spectral power density.
The authors noted the relevance of REM sleep for adequate information processing in the brain, especially concerning mnestic functions and learning processes. They emphasized the necessity to carry out further investigations on the interaction of this type of electromagnetic fields and the human organism.
The study used pulsed high-frequency electromagnetic fields of digital mobile radio telephones.