No influence of short-term exposure to 50-Hz magnetic fields on cognitive performance function in human

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 437-442

  Kurokawa, Yoshika ^a,b   Nitta, Hiroshi ^b   Imai, Hideki ^b   Kabuto, Michinori ^b  

^a Natl Inst for Environ Studies ^*  (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cognitive performance; Electromagnetic field; Reaction time; Time perception; Visual illusion

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; REACTION TIME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; TIME PERCEPTION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; COGNITION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0042427661     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-003-0445-6     Document Type: Article

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