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Brain & Nervous System

Effects of thirty-minute mobile phone exposure on saccades

No Effects Found

Terao Y, Okano T, Furubayashi T, Yugeta A, Inomata-Terada S, Ugawa Y · 2007

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Thirty minutes of mobile phone exposure at typical SAR levels showed no immediate effects on eye movement control in healthy adults.

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Researchers tested whether 30 minutes of mobile phone exposure affects eye movement control (saccades) in 10 healthy adults. They measured various types of rapid eye movements before and after exposure to 800 MHz radiation at 0.054 W/kg SAR. The study found no significant changes in eye movement performance, suggesting short-term mobile phone use doesn't impair this aspect of brain function.

Exposure Information

A logarithmic frequency spectrum from 10 Hz to 100 GHz showing where this study's 800 MHz exposure sits relative to common EMF sources.Where This Frequency Sits on the EMF SpectrumELFVLFLF / MFHF / VHFUHFSHFmm10 Hz100 GHzThis study: 800 MHzPower lines50/60 Hz5G mm28 GHzLogarithmic scale

The study examined exposure from: Mobile Phone 800 MHz Duration: 30 min

Study Details

To investigate whether exposure to pulsed high-frequency electromagnetic field (pulsed EMF) emitted by a mobile phone has short-term effects on saccade performances.

A double blind, counterbalanced crossover design was employed. In 10 normal subjects, we studied the...

With the exception of VGS and MGS latencies, the parameters of VGS, GAP and MGS tasks were unchanged...

Thirty minutes of mobile phone exposure has no significant short-term effect on saccade performances.

Cite This Study
Terao Y, Okano T, Furubayashi T, Yugeta A, Inomata-Terada S, Ugawa Y (2007). Effects of thirty-minute mobile phone exposure on saccades Clin Neurophysiol. 118(7):1545-1556, 2007.
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@article{y_2007_effects_of_thirtyminute_mobile_2811,
  author = {Terao Y and Okano T and Furubayashi T and Yugeta A and Inomata-Terada S and Ugawa Y},
  title = {Effects of thirty-minute mobile phone exposure on saccades},
  year = {2007},
  
  url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1388245707001034},
}

Quick Questions About This Study

No, a 2007 study found that 30 minutes of 800 MHz mobile phone exposure at 0.054 W/kg SAR did not significantly affect saccadic eye movements in healthy adults. Eye movement performance remained unchanged after radiation exposure compared to sham exposure.
Research shows that 30 minutes of mobile phone exposure does not impair rapid eye movements called saccades. The study tested 10 healthy adults and found no significant changes in eye movement control after 800 MHz radiation exposure.
The 2007 study by Terao and colleagues tested mobile phone radiation at 0.054 W/kg SAR using 800 MHz frequency. This specific absorption rate level showed no significant effects on saccadic eye movement performance in participants.
Based on research testing 30-minute exposures to 800 MHz radiation, mobile phone use does not affect eye coordination in the short term. The study found no significant changes in various types of rapid eye movements after exposure.
No, saccadic latencies do not change differently after real versus sham 800 MHz mobile phone exposure. While some latency variations occurred during testing, they were similar for both real and fake radiation exposure conditions.