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An assessment of the autonomic nervous system in the electrohypersensitive population: a heart rate variability and skin conductance study.
Andrianome S , Gobert J, Hugueville L, Stéphan-Blanchard E, Telliez F, Selmaoui B · 2017
View Original AbstractNo measurable nervous system changes were detected in electromagnetic hypersensitive individuals during exposure to common wireless signals at environmental levels.
Plain English Summary
French researchers studied whether people who report electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) have different nervous system responses compared to healthy controls, and whether exposure to common wireless signals affects their autonomic nervous system. They measured heart rate variability and skin conductance in 30 EHS individuals and 25 controls, then exposed 10 EHS participants to GSM, DECT, and Wi-Fi signals at environmental levels (1 V/m). The study found no significant differences in nervous system responses between EHS and control groups, and no measurable effects from the wireless exposures.
Study Details
The aim of the study was twofold: first, to compare the activity of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) between the population self-declared as electrohypersensitive (EHS) and their matched control individuals without intended exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF). The second objective was to determine whether acute exposure to different radiofrequency signals modifies ANS activity in EHS.
For that purpose, two different experiments were undertaken, in which ANS activity was assessed thro...
The HRV variables studied did not differ between the two sessions. Concerning electrodermal activity...
In conclusion, the HRV and SC profiles did not significantly differ between the EHS and control populations under no exposure. Exposure did not have an effect on the ANS parameters we have explored.
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@article{s_2017_an_assessment_of_the_2864,
author = {Andrianome S and Gobert J and Hugueville L and Stéphan-Blanchard E and Telliez F and Selmaoui B},
title = {An assessment of the autonomic nervous system in the electrohypersensitive population: a heart rate variability and skin conductance study.},
year = {2017},
doi = {10.1152/japplphysiol.00229.2017},
url = {https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/japplphysiol.00229.2017},
}