Effect of radio-frequency electromagnetic radiations (RF-EMR) on passive avoidance behaviour and hippocampal morphology in Wistar rats.
Narayanan SN, Kumar RS, Potu BK, Nayak S, Bhat PG, Mailankot M. · 2010
View Original AbstractCell phone radiation damaged memory centers in rat brains after just four weeks of typical daily exposure patterns.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed rats to cell phone radiation for one hour daily over four weeks by placing active GSM phones in their cages. The exposed rats showed impaired memory and learning behavior, taking less time to enter a dark chamber they had previously learned to avoid. Brain tissue examination revealed structural damage in the hippocampus, the brain region crucial for memory formation.
Why This Matters
This study adds to mounting evidence that cell phone radiation affects brain function at the cellular level. The researchers used a realistic exposure scenario - rats received about 50 brief phone signals daily, mimicking the intermittent radiation exposure humans experience from incoming calls and data transmissions. What makes this research particularly significant is that it demonstrates both behavioral changes and physical brain damage occurring together. The hippocampus damage observed here aligns with other studies showing EMF effects on this memory-critical brain region. While industry-funded research often dismisses such findings, independent studies like this consistently show biological effects from RF radiation at levels similar to everyday cell phone use.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: GSM (0.9 GHz/1.8 GHz) mobile phone Duration: within 1 hour per day for 4 weeks
Study Details
We evaluated the effect of RF-EMR from mobile phones on passive avoidance behaviour and hippocampal morphology in rats.
Healthy male albino Wistar rats were exposed to RF-EMR by giving 50 missed calls (within 1 hour) pe...
Passive avoidance behaviour was significantly affected in mobile phone RF-EMR-exposed rats demonstra...
Mobile phone RF-EMR exposure significantly altered the passive avoidance behaviour and hippocampal morphology in rats.
Show BibTeX
@article{sn_2010_effect_of_radiofrequency_electromagnetic_2459,
author = {Narayanan SN and Kumar RS and Potu BK and Nayak S and Bhat PG and Mailankot M.},
title = {Effect of radio-frequency electromagnetic radiations (RF-EMR) on passive avoidance behaviour and hippocampal morphology in Wistar rats.},
year = {2010},
doi = {10.3109/03009730903552661},
url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/03009730903552661},
}