Effects of radiofrequency radiation emitted by cellular telephones on the cognitive functions of humans

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 119-126

  Eliyahu, Ilan ^a   Luria, Roy ^b   Hareuveny, Ronen ^a   Margaliot, Menachem ^a   Meiran, Nachshon ^b   Shani, Gad ^b  

^a SOREQ NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cognitive function ability; GSM; Left hemisphere; Right hemisphere

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; RADIATION EFFECTS;

COGNITIVE FUNCTION ABILITY; COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS; COGNITIVE TASK; GSM PHONES; ITEM RECOGNITION; LEFT HEMISPHERE; RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION; RIGHT HANDED; RIGHT HEMISPHERES; SPECIFIC AREAS;

BRAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; TASK PERFORMANCE; BRAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ADULT; BRAIN; CELLULAR PHONE; COGNITION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; MALE; MICROWAVES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RADIATION DOSAGE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 33644860781     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20187     Document Type: Article

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