Fetal radiofrequency radiation exposure from 800-1900 mhz-rated cellular telephones affects neurodevelopment and behavior in mice.
Aldad TS, Gan G, Gao XB, Taylor HS · 2012
View Original AbstractPrenatal cell phone radiation exposure caused permanent hyperactivity and memory problems in mice, with brain damage in attention-controlling regions.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed pregnant mice to cell phone radiation (800-1900 MHz) and found their offspring showed hyperactivity and memory problems as adults. Brain recordings revealed altered development in the prefrontal cortex, the brain region responsible for attention and memory. This is the first experimental evidence that prenatal cell phone exposure can cause lasting behavioral and brain changes.
Why This Matters
This groundbreaking study provides the first direct experimental evidence that prenatal cell phone exposure causes measurable brain damage and behavioral problems. The researchers used standard cell phone frequencies (800-1900 MHz) that millions of pregnant women are exposed to daily through their phones. What makes this particularly concerning is that the brain changes were permanent, persisting into adulthood, and occurred in the prefrontal cortex, which governs attention, impulse control, and memory. The dose-response relationship the researchers found means higher exposures caused more severe effects. While this was conducted in mice, the biological mechanisms are similar enough to humans that the authors specifically called for urgent human studies. The reality is that pregnant women today carry phones that emit these same frequencies, often keeping them close to their bodies throughout pregnancy.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
Study Details
Here we used a mouse model to demonstrate that in-utero radiofrequency exposure from cellular telephones does affect adult behavior
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Show BibTeX
@article{ts_2012_fetal_radiofrequency_radiation_exposure_1822,
author = {Aldad TS and Gan G and Gao XB and Taylor HS},
title = {Fetal radiofrequency radiation exposure from 800-1900 mhz-rated cellular telephones affects neurodevelopment and behavior in mice.},
year = {2012},
url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/srep00312?viewType=Print&viewClass=Print},
}