Effects of weak mobile phone - Electromagnetic fields (GSM, UMTS) on event related potentials and cognitive functions

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 488-497

  Kleinlogel, H ^a   Dierks, T ^a   Koenig, T ^a   Lehmann, H ^b   Minder, A ^b   Berz, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Swisscom AG   (Switzerland)

^c CEO InfraMedic AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Auditory evoked potential (AEP); Continuous performance test (CPT); Nogo anteriorisation (NGA); Visually evoked potential (VEP)

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC POTENTIALS; CELLULAR TELEPHONES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; UNIVERSAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM;

AUDITORY EVOKED POTENTIAL; CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE TEST; EVENT RELATED POTENTIALS; MOBILE-PHONE USERS; NOGO-ANTERIORIZATION; PERFORMANCE TESTS; POTENTIAL FUNCTION; UNIVERSAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS; VISUALLY EVOKED POTENTIAL; VISUALLY EVOKED POTENTIALS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME;

EID: 50249095556     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20418     Document Type: Article

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