Human Electrophysiological and Cognitive Effects of Exposure to ELF Magnetic and ELF Modulated RF and Microwave Fields: A Review of Recent Studies

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 144-157

  Cook, Charles M ^a   Thomas, A W ^b   Prato, F S ^b  

^a LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cognitive processing; Electroencephalography (EEG); Event related potential; Evoked related potential (ERP)

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY;

COGNITIVE EFFECTS; COGNITIVE PROCESSING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELF MAGNETIC FIELDS; EVENT RELATED POTENTIALS; EVOKED RELATED POTENTIAL; FIELD EXPOSURE; MAGNETIC-FIELD; MICROWAVE FIELD; RF FIELDS;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY;

COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION;

COGNITION; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; MICROWAVES; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 0036482511     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.107     Document Type: Review

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