Effects of short and long term electromagnetic fields exposure on the human hippocampus
Deniz OG, Kaplan S, Selcuk MB, Terzi M, Altun, Yurt KK, Aslan K, Davis D · 2017
View Original AbstractHigh mobile phone use was linked to poorer attention test scores, but hippocampal volume and brain metabolites did not differ between exposure groups.
Plain English Summary
Researchers studied 60 healthy female medical students divided into low (<30 min daily) and high (>90 min daily) mobile phone exposure groups. Hippocampal volume and metabolite levels did not differ significantly between groups. However, the high exposure group performed significantly worse on Stroop and digit span backward tests of attention.
Why This Matters
The study aimed to assess how mobile phone use affects brain structure and cognition using imaging, spectroscopy, and cognitive tests. The authors concluded that longer daily phone use may lead to reduced attention and concentration.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: mobile phones Duration: Low (<30 min/day) vs high (>90min/day)
Study Details
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of mobile phones on the morphology of the human brain and on cognitive performance using stereological and spectroscopic methods and neurocognitive tests.
Sixty healthy female medical school students aged 18–25 years were divided into a low exposure group...
Analysis of the spectroscopic results revealed no significant difference in specific metabolites bet...
Based on these results, we conclude that a lack of attention and concentration may occur in subjects who talk on mobile phones for longer times, compared to those who use phones relatively less.
Show BibTeX
@article{og_2017_effects_of_short_and_1490,
author = {Deniz OG and Kaplan S and Selcuk MB and Terzi M and Altun and Yurt KK and Aslan K and Davis D},
title = {Effects of short and long term electromagnetic fields exposure on the human hippocampus},
year = {2017},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213879X17300524},
}