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Translations on USSR Science and Technology Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences (GUO 38/77) Effects of Nonionizing Electromagnetic Radiation

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Exposure to a modulated electromagnetic field disrupted rats' avoidance behavior and slowed extinction of conditioned feeding reactions, with recovery within 20-25 days.

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Rats were exposed to a 39 MHz field modulated at 50 Hz with 80% modulation depth and an intensity of 30-120 w/m. Short-term exposure for 5-20 minutes disturbed avoidance reactions in 64% of rats, causing them to persistently approach a feeder despite electric shock. Longer exposures produced more pronounced and diverse disturbances in feeding reactions. During extinction, field-exposed rats required almost two times as many nonreinforced trials to extinguish the conditioned feeding response compared to controls. The behavioral disturbances were functionally reversible, with acquired habits restored within 20-25 days after exposure ended without additional training.

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Unknown (1977). Translations on USSR Science and Technology Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences (GUO 38/77) Effects of Nonionizing Electromagnetic Radiation.
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  author = {Unknown},
  title = {Translations on USSR Science and Technology Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences (GUO 38/77) Effects of Nonionizing Electromagnetic Radiation},
  year = {1977},
  
  
}
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The study used a 39 MHz field sinusoidally modulated at 50 Hz with 80% modulation depth and an intensity of 30-120 w/m.
After 5-20 minutes of exposure, 64% of rats showed disturbed avoidance reactions, persistently approaching a feeder despite receiving electric shocks.
Rats exposed to the field during extinction required almost two times as many nonreinforced trials to extinguish the conditioned feeding response compared to unexposed controls.
The behavioral disturbances were functionally reversible, with acquired habits restored within 20-25 days after exposure ended without additional training.