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Neuroscience Letters 333 (2002) 175-178
Responses of neurons to an amplitude modulated microwave stimulus
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Abstract
In this study we investigated the effects of a pulsed radio frequency signal similar to the signal produced by global
system for mobile communication telephones (900 MHz carrier, modulated at 217 Hz) on neurons of the avian brain. We
found that such stimulation resulted in changes in the amount of neural activity by more than half of the brain cells. Most
(76%) of the responding cells increased their rates of firing by an average 3.5-fold. The other responding cells exhibited a
decrease in their rates of spontaneous activity Such responses indicate potential effects on humans using hand-held
cellular phones.
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Keywords: Cellular telephone; Magnetic field; Health risk; Avian; Central nervous system
Neuroscience Letters 333 (2002) 175-178
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Responses of neurons to an amplitude modulated microwave
stimulus
Robert C. Beason1,*, Peter Semm2
Department of Biology, State University of New York, Geneseo, NY 15454, USA
Received 30 April 2002; received in revised form 6 August 2002; accepted 7 August 2002
