The alpha band of the resting electroencephalogram under pulsed and continuous radio frequency exposures
Perentos N, Croft RJ, McKenzie RJ, Cosic I · 2013
View Original AbstractBoth pulsed and continuous radio frequency radiation suppressed brain wave activity in healthy volunteers, showing RF affects the brain regardless of signal type.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed 72 healthy volunteers to different types of cell phone-like radio frequency signals while measuring their brain waves (EEG) during rest. They found that both pulsed and continuous RF exposures reduced alpha brain wave activity compared to no exposure. This challenges the common assumption that only pulsed signals (like those from cell phones) affect brain activity.
Why This Matters
This study adds important evidence to the growing body of research showing that radio frequency radiation directly affects brain activity in measurable ways. The finding that both pulsed and continuous RF exposures suppressed alpha brain waves is significant because it suggests the biological effects aren't limited to the specific pulsing patterns used by cell phones and other wireless devices. Alpha waves are associated with relaxed, alert states of consciousness, so their suppression indicates RF radiation is influencing fundamental brain function even during passive exposure. What this means for you is that any RF-emitting device, regardless of whether it pulses or transmits continuously, may be affecting your brain's electrical activity. While we don't yet know the long-term health implications of chronic alpha wave suppression, this research demonstrates that our brains are clearly responding to RF radiation at a biological level.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. Duration: 20 min
Study Details
The effect of GSM-like electromagnetic fields with the resting electroencephalogram (EEG) alpha band activity was investigated in a double-blind cross-over experimental paradigm, testing the hypothesis that pulsed but not continuous radio frequency (RF) exposure would affect alpha activity, and the hypothesis that GSM-like pulsed low frequency fields would affect alpha.
Seventy-two healthy volunteers attended a single recording session where the eyes open resting EEG a...
No effect was seen in the extremely low frequency condition. That there was an effect of pulsed RF t...
The results support the view that alpha is altered by RF electromagnetic fields, but suggest that the pulsing nature of the fields is not essential for this effect to occur.
Show BibTeX
@article{n_2013_the_alpha_band_of_1526,
author = {Perentos N and Croft RJ and McKenzie RJ and Cosic I},
title = {The alpha band of the resting electroencephalogram under pulsed and continuous radio frequency exposures},
year = {2013},
url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/6417999},
}