50 Hz magnetic field exposure influence on human performance and psychophysiological parameters: Two double-blind experimental studies

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 474-486

  Crasson, Marion ^a   Legros, Jean Jacques ^b   Scarpa, Patrick ^b   Legros, Willy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Electromagnetic fields; Event related potential (ERP); Mood; Reaction time

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS; DICHOTIC LISTENING; EVENT RELATED POTENTIALS; EVENT-RELATED POTENTIAL; EXPOSURE EFFECTS; FIELD EXPOSURE; HUMAN PERFORMANCE; MAGNETIC-FIELD; MOOD; SELECTIVE ATTENTION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; PERIODICITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REACTION TIME;

ACTIVITY CYCLES; ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; BRAIN; COGNITION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0033257308     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-186X(199912)20:8<474::AID-BEM2>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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