Absence of daytime 50 Hz, 100 μTrms magnetic field or bright light exposure effect on human performance and psychophysiological parameters

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 225-233

  Crasson, Marion ^a,b   Legros, Jean Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Electromagnetic fields; Event related potential; Human performance; Mood; Reaction time

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY;

BRIGHT LIGHTS; COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS; EVENT RELATED POTENTIALS; EVENT-RELATED BRAIN POTENTIAL; FIELD EXPOSURE; HUMAN PERFORMANCE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MAGNETIC-FIELD; MOOD; PERFORMANCE MEASURE;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOSIMETER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RATING SCALE; REACTION TIME; SELF EVALUATION; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 16244380778     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20070     Document Type: Article

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