Effect of 902 MHz mobile phone transmission on cognitive function in children

AW Preece, SA Goodfellow, MG Wright, SR Butler, EJ Dunn, Y Johnson, TC Manktelow, KA Wesnes

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Abstract

We examine whether a standard mobile exposure at 902 MHz has a significant effect on cognitive function in 18 children 10-12 years of age. These were in a single group in which each child was given a single training session and then three test sessions in a randomized, three-way crossover design, using the cognitive drug research (CDR) cognitive assessment system. Exposures were 0, 0.025, or 0.25 W from a standard Nokia 3110 mobile phone handset mounted on a plastic headset in normal use position. The results of testing showed that the baseline (0 W) performance for the reaction time measurements was considerably slower than for the comparable measures in adult. There was a tendency for reaction time to be shorter during exposure to radiation than in the sham (baseline) condition, an effect that was most marked for simple reaction time. However, no effects reached statistical significance after Bonferroni correction. Therefore, we conclude that this study on 18 children did not replicate our earlier finding in adults that exposure to microwave radiation was associated with a reduction in reaction time. It should be noted that the present study investigated the effects of radiation from a GSM handset, whereas in our previous study the effect on reaction time was observed only with a more powerful analogue handset. Bioelectromagnetics Supplement 7:S138-S143, 2005. © 2005 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Translated title of the contributionEffect of 902 MHz mobile phone transmission on cognitive function in children
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)S138 - S143
Number of pages6
JournalBioelectromagnetics
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005

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