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 AbstractElementary school students showed higher short-term memory scores after a 10 min talk period than after sham exposure, while reaction times did not differ significantly.
Plain English Summary
Researchers enrolled 60 elementary school children aged 8 to 10 years in Shiraz, Iran. They used standardized computer-based tests of visual reaction time and short-term memory modified for children. Each test was repeated ten times in both real and sham exposure phases with a 30 min interval between phases. After a 10 min talk period, mean short-term memory scores were higher than after sham exposure (P = 0.030). Mean reaction times did not differ significantly between talk and sham exposure (P = 0.629).
Why This Matters
The study aimed to test whether short-term RF radiation exposure changes reaction time and short-term memory in children. The authors state this is the first study showing better short-term memory performance after such exposure. Children completed preliminary orientation tests before the repeated measurements.
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/},
}