Effects of pulsed and continuous wave 902 MHz mobile phone exposure on brain oscillatory activity during cognitive processing med./bio.

Aim of study (acc. to author)

Background/further details

Endpoint

• effects on the neurological system: EEG (during a visual or auditory working memory task)

Exposure

• • CW continuous wave
  • PW pulsed wave
  • mobile communications
  • mobile phone

Extended view Compact view

Methods Endpoint/measurement parameters/methodology

• effects on the neurological system: EEG (event related desynchronisation/synchronisation (ERD/ERS))
• cognitive/behavioral endpoints: visual memory task (n-back task with 4 different memory load conditions: 0, 1, 2 and 3 items; (number of errors, reaction time); auditory memory task with words as stimuli (number of correct responses)
• EOG

Main outcome of study (acc. to author)

Study funded by

• Forschungsgemeinschaft Funk e.V. (FGF) (Research Association for Radio Applications), Germany
• University of Helsinki, Finland

Replicated studies

• Krause CM et al. (2004): Effects of electromagnetic field emitted by cellular phones on the EEG during an auditory memory task: a double blind replication study
• Krause CM et al. (2000): Effects of electromagnetic field emitted by cellular phones on the EEG during a memory task
• Krause CM et al. (2000): Effects of electromagnetic fields emitted by cellular phones on the electroencephalogram during a visual working memory task

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