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Human sleep under the influence of pulsed radiofrequency electromagnetic fields: a polysomnographic study using standardized conditions.
Wagner, P, Roschke, J, Mann, K, Hiller, W, Frank, C · 1998
View Original AbstractThis study found no sleep disruption from cell phone-level EMF exposure, but researchers suggest effects may be dose-dependent.
Plain English Summary
German researchers monitored the sleep patterns of 24 healthy men using brain wave measurements while exposing them to cell phone-like radiofrequency signals (900 MHz GSM signals). The study found no statistically significant changes in sleep quality, REM sleep duration, or brain wave patterns during EMF exposure. The researchers noted their failure to replicate previous findings might indicate that EMF effects on sleep depend on the specific exposure dose.
Study Details
To investigate the influence of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (EMFs) of cellular phone GSM signals on human sleep electroencephalographic (EEG) pattern
All-night polysomnographies of 24 healthy male subjects were recorded, both with and without exposur...
Suppression of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep as well as a sleep-inducing effect under field exposur...
The failure to confirm our previous results might be due to dose-dependent effects of the EMF on the human sleep profile.
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@article{wagner_1998_human_sleep_under_the_3479,
author = {Wagner and P and Roschke and J and Mann and K and Hiller and W and Frank and C},
title = {Human sleep under the influence of pulsed radiofrequency electromagnetic fields: a polysomnographic study using standardized conditions.},
year = {1998},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9554698/},
}