DocumentCode
877869
Title
Children´s cognitive function and cell-phone electromagnetic fields
Author
Lin, James C.
Author_Institution
Illinois Univ., Chicago, IL
Volume
47
Issue
6
fYear
2005
Firstpage
118
Lastpage
120
Abstract
Several companies have made major strides in marketing cellular telephones to children within the past 12 months; more and more children are using cell phones as part of their daily routines. Some fear any disturbance to brain activity in children could lead to impaired learning ability or behavioral problems. Moreover, any lasting biochemical effects could have important consequences, especially in the young, who still have years of development ahead of them. Recently, two studies of the mental process of young users of standard 902 MHz Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) cellular mobile telephones were published: one paper reported a slight trend toward speeding up of simple reaction time, whereas the other study did not detect any change in cognitive functions
Keywords
biological effects of microwaves; brain; cellular radio; 902 MHz; GSM; cell-phone electromagnetic fields; cellular mobile telephones; children; cognitive function; Brain; Cellular phones; Communication standards; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic radiation; GSM; Health and safety; Radio frequency; Standards publication; Telephony;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1045-9243
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MAP.2005.1608754
Filename
1608754
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