Study: Mobile Phone Radiation Affects Brain Activity

Scientists from the National Institutes of Health found that electromagnetic radiation of mobile phones has a significant effect on brain activity.
As reported by BBC, in the course of the study, which was attended by 47 volunteers, the researchers attached to the head of volunteers two mobile phones: off and running in mute mode. Thus, subjects could not distinguish the phone from the unemployed.

Glucose metabolism in the brains of volunteers was assessed after 50 minutes of exposure to radiation through the imaging phone.

Significant change in glucose metabolism was recorded in the closest phone to the antenna areas of the cerebral cortex – orbito-frontal cortex and the anterior part of the temporal lobe. In the experiment with cell phone on the rate of glucose uptake by cells of the brain in these areas grew at an average of 2.4 times.

According to the authors, their findings confirm that the radiation from mobile phones can affect brain activity. Nevertheless, the clinical significance of these data remains unknown.

Activity of different cortical areas of the brain is always changing, depending on the mental and physical activity. In this case, identified in the course of the experiment variations by themselves do not pose a threat to health. Nevertheless, additional studies required the issue of long-term effects of prolonged exposure to electromagnetic radiation on brain tissue, scientists say.

Recall that last year during a large international study researchers proved that the connection between communication by mobile phone and cancer does not exist.