Effects of exposure to 50 Hz magnetic field of 1 mT on the performance of detour learning task by chicks
Che Y, Sun H, Cui Y, Zhou D, Ma Y. · 2007
View Original AbstractChicks exposed to a 50 Hz magnetic field for 20 hours a day showed impaired detour learning, while 50 minutes a day had no effect.
Plain English Summary
Researchers examined the effects of a 50 Hz magnetic field at 1 mT intensity on learning and memory in Lohmann brown domestic chicks using a detour learning task. Chicks exposed for 20 hours per day showed a significant impairment in detour learning, while those exposed for 50 minutes per day showed no effect.
Why This Matters
The study used Lohmann brown domestic chicks as its animal model and tested their ability to learn a detour task after magnetic field exposure. The results suggest that the duration of daily exposure mattered: a longer daily exposure of 20 hours was associated with impaired learning, whereas a shorter exposure of 50 minutes was not.
Exposure Details
- Magnetic Field
- 1 mT
- Source/Device
- 50 Hz
- Exposure Duration
- 20 h/day and 50 min/day
Exposure Context
This study used 1 mT for magnetic fields:
- 50Kx above the Building Biology guideline of 0.2 mG
- 10Kx above the BioInitiative Report recommendation of 1 mG
Building Biology guidelines are practitioner-based limits from real-world assessments. BioInitiative Report recommendations are based on peer-reviewed science. Check Your Exposure to compare your own measurements.
Where This Falls on the Concern Scale
Study Details
In the present study, we examined the effects of exposure to an extremely low-frequency magnetic field of 1 mT intensity on learning and memory in Lohmann brown domestic chicks using detour learning task.
These results show that 20 h/day exposure to a low-frequency magnetic field induces a significant im...
Show BibTeX
@article{y_2007_effects_of_exposure_to_228,
author = {Che Y and Sun H and Cui Y and Zhou D and Ma Y.},
title = {Effects of exposure to 50 Hz magnetic field of 1 mT on the performance of detour learning task by chicks},
year = {2007},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0361923007001955},
}