Neurophysiological effects of mobile phone electromagnetic fields on humans: A comprehensive review

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 415-432

  Valentini, E ^a   Curcio, G ^a,b,d   Moroni, F ^a   Ferrara, M ^a,c   De Gennaro, L ^a   Bertini, M ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cortical excitability; EEG; Event related potentials; Evoked potential; GSM; Regional blood flow

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS;

BLIND TECHNIQUE; BLOOD FLOW; CORTICAL EXCITABILITY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIALS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; METABOLIC EFFECTS; MOBILE PHONE TECHNOLOGY; NUMBER OF PEOPLES; RANDOMISATION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

CELLULAR TELEPHONES;

BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN METABOLISM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SLEEP; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY BURDEN; BRAIN; BRAIN CIRCULATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS;

BODY BURDEN; BRAIN; CELLULAR PHONE; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 36048995954     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20323     Document Type: Review

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