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The effect of electromagnetic field emitted by a mobile phone on the inhibitory control of saccades

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Okano T, Terao Y, Furubayashi T, Yugeta A, Hanajima R, Ugawa Y · 2010

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Mobile phone radiation for 30 minutes doesn't impair the brain's ability to control eye movements, based on rigorous testing.

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Researchers tested whether 30 minutes of mobile phone radiation affects eye movement control, specifically the brain's ability to inhibit unwanted eye movements (saccades). They found no significant effects on inhibitory control - the changes they observed happened equally whether phones were on or off, indicating they were not caused by the electromagnetic fields. This suggests short-term mobile phone exposure doesn't impair this particular brain function.

Study Details

To investigate whether exposure to a pulsed high-frequency electromagnetic field (pulsed EMF) emitted by a mobile phone has short-term effects on the inhibitory control of saccades.

A double-blind, counterbalanced crossover study design was employed. We assessed the performance of ...

After EMF or sham exposure, we observed a slight but significant shortening of latency in the CUED a...

Thirty minutes of mobile phone exposure has no significant short-term effect on the inhibitory control of saccades.

Cite This Study
Okano T, Terao Y, Furubayashi T, Yugeta A, Hanajima R, Ugawa Y (2010). The effect of electromagnetic field emitted by a mobile phone on the inhibitory control of saccades Clin Neurophysiol. 121(4):603-611, 2010.
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@article{t_2010_the_effect_of_electromagnetic_2791,
  author = {Okano T and Terao Y and Furubayashi T and Yugeta A and Hanajima R and Ugawa Y},
  title = {The effect of electromagnetic field emitted by a mobile phone on the inhibitory control of saccades},
  year = {2010},
  
  url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1388245709007585},
}

Quick Questions About This Study

No, 30 minutes of mobile phone radiation does not affect your brain's ability to control eye movements. A 2010 study found that changes in eye movement patterns occurred equally whether phones were on or off, indicating electromagnetic fields weren't the cause.
Phone EMF exposure does not impair saccade inhibitory control according to research. The study tested participants' ability to suppress unwanted eye movements after 30 minutes of mobile phone radiation and found no significant electromagnetic field effects on this brain function.
Short-term mobile phone use does not affect the brain's eye movement functions. Researchers found that 30 minutes of exposure produced no significant changes in the brain's ability to control or inhibit saccadic eye movements compared to sham exposure.
Cell phone radiation does not specifically change saccade velocity and latency. While researchers observed slight changes in eye movement speed and timing, these same changes occurred during sham exposure, proving they weren't caused by electromagnetic fields from phones.
Mobile phone EMF does not affect prosaccade error rates. The 2010 study found no significant changes in unwanted eye movement errors after 30 minutes of real versus sham mobile phone exposure, indicating electromagnetic fields don't impair this aspect of brain function.