Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
Use of mobile phones and changes in cognitive function in adolescents.
Thomas S, Benke G, Dimitriadis C, Inyang I, Sim MR, Wolfe R, Croft RJ, Abramson MJ · 2010
View Original AbstractMobile phone use showed no meaningful cognitive effects in adolescents over one year, though longer-term impacts remain unstudied.
Plain English Summary
Australian researchers followed 236 seventh-grade students for one year to see if mobile phone use affected their thinking abilities. They found some small changes in how quickly students responded to computer tests, but these changes were likely due to statistical variations rather than actual phone exposure effects. The study suggests that mobile phone use doesn't meaningfully impact cognitive function in adolescents over a one-year period.
Study Details
Several studies have investigated the impact of mobile phone exposure on cognitive function in adults. However, children and adolescents are of special interest due to their developing nervous systems.
Data were derived from the Australian Mobile Radiofrequency Phone Exposed Users' Study (MoRPhEUS) wh...
236 students participated in both examinations. The proportion of mobile phone owners and the number...
We have observed that some changes in cognitive function, particularly in response time rather than accuracy, occurred with a latency period of 1 year and that some changes were associated with increased exposure. However, the increased exposure was mainly applied to those who had fewer voice calls and SMS at baseline, suggesting that these changes over time may relate to statistical regression to the mean, and not be the effect of mobile phone exposure.
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@article{s_2010_use_of_mobile_phones_2812,
author = {Thomas S and Benke G and Dimitriadis C and Inyang I and Sim MR and Wolfe R and Croft RJ and Abramson MJ},
title = {Use of mobile phones and changes in cognitive function in adolescents.},
year = {2010},
url = {https://oem.bmj.com/content/67/12/861.short},
}