Does exposure to GSM 900 MHz mobile phone radiation affect short-term memory of elementary school students?
Movvahedi MM, Tavakkoli-Golpayegani A, Mortazavi SA, Haghani M, Razi Z, Shojaie-Fard MB, Zare M, Mina E, Mansourabadi L, Nazari-Jahromi, Safari A, Shokrpour N, Mortazavi SM · 2014
View Original AbstractChildren's brains respond measurably to just 10 minutes of cell phone radiation, showing improved memory performance in this unexpected finding.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed 60 elementary school children (ages 8-10) to cell phone radiation for 10 minutes and tested their reaction times and memory performance. Surprisingly, the children performed better on short-term memory tests after radiation exposure compared to sham exposure. This unexpected finding challenges assumptions about how radiofrequency radiation affects developing brains.
Why This Matters
This study presents an intriguing paradox in EMF research. While many studies document negative cognitive effects from radiofrequency exposure, these researchers found improved short-term memory performance in children after 10 minutes of cell phone radiation exposure. The science demonstrates that RF radiation clearly interacts with brain function, but the direction of that effect remains complex and poorly understood. What this means for you is that children's developing brains are demonstrably responsive to cell phone radiation at levels encountered during normal use. The reality is that we're conducting a massive experiment on our children without understanding the full spectrum of effects. Whether temporary cognitive enhancement translates to long-term benefit or harm remains unknown, but the evidence shows young brains are particularly sensitive to these exposures.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: GSM 900 MHz mobile phone Duration: 10 min
Study Details
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether short-term exposure of elementary school students to radiofrequency (RF) radiation leads to changes in their reaction time and short-term memory.
A total of 60 elementary school children ages ranging from 8 to 10 years studying at a public elemen...
The mean ± standard deviation reaction times after a 10 min talk period and after a 10 min sham expo...
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to show that short-term exposure of elementary school students to RF radiation leads to the better performance of their short-term memory.
Show BibTeX
@article{mm_2014_does_exposure_to_gsm_1516,
author = {Movvahedi MM and Tavakkoli-Golpayegani A and Mortazavi SA and Haghani M and Razi Z and Shojaie-Fard MB and Zare M and Mina E and Mansourabadi L and Nazari-Jahromi and Safari A and Shokrpour N and Mortazavi SM},
title = {Does exposure to GSM 900 MHz mobile phone radiation affect short-term memory of elementary school students?},
year = {2014},
url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4166831/},
}