No effects of mobile phone electromagnetic field on auditory brainstem response |
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| Authors: | Myoung‐Soo Kwon Satu K Jääskeläinen Tim Toivo Heikki Hämäläinen |
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| Institution: | 1. Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland;2. Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland;3. STUK—Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, Helsinki, Finland |
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| Abstract: | The present study investigated the possible effects of the electromagnetic field (EMF) emitted by an ordinary GSM mobile phone (902.4 MHz pulsed at 217 Hz) on brainstem auditory processing. Auditory brainstem responses (ABR) were recorded in 17 healthy young adults, without a mobile phone at baseline, and then with a mobile phone on the ear under EMF‐off and EMF‐on conditions. The amplitudes, latencies, and interwave intervals of the main ABR components (waves I, III, V) were compared among the three conditions. ABR waveforms showed no significant differences due to exposure, suggesting that short‐term exposure to mobile phone EMF did not affect the transmission of sensory stimuli from the cochlea up to the midbrain along the auditory nerve and brainstem auditory pathways. Bioelectromagnetics 31:48–55, 2010. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. |
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| Keywords: | GSM EMF ABR brainstem auditory evoked potential (BAEP) |
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