Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
Short-term exposure to mobile phone base station signals does not affect cognitive functioning or physiological measures in individuals who report sensitivity to electromagnetic fields and controls.
Eltiti S, Wallace D, Ridgewell A, Zougkou K, Russo R, Sepulveda F, Fox E. · 2009
View Original AbstractShort-term cell tower exposure showed no immediate cognitive or heart rate effects, but this doesn't address long-term health risks.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed 88 people (including those who reported electromagnetic sensitivity) to cell tower signals for 50 minutes while testing their memory, attention, and heart rate. The study found no differences in cognitive performance or physiological measures between real exposure and fake exposure sessions. This suggests that brief exposure to typical cell tower radiation levels doesn't immediately impair thinking or basic body functions.
Study Details
The aim of the present study was to clarify whether short-term (50 min) exposure at 10 mW/m2 to typical Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) and Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) base station signals affects attention, memory, and physiological endpoints in sensitive and control participants.
Data from 44 sensitive and 44 matched-control participants who performed the digit symbol substituti...
Overall, cognitive functioning was not affected by short-term exposure to either GSM or UMTS signals...
Show BibTeX
@article{s_2009_shortterm_exposure_to_mobile_2865,
author = {Eltiti S and Wallace D and Ridgewell A and Zougkou K and Russo R and Sepulveda F and Fox E.},
title = {Short-term exposure to mobile phone base station signals does not affect cognitive functioning or physiological measures in individuals who report sensitivity to electromagnetic fields and controls.},
year = {2009},
doi = {10.1002/bem.20504},
url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/bem.20504},
}