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Mobile Phones May Alter Brain Behavior
by Jarrett Martineau | May 8, 2008 at 10:43 am
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So that's why I'm so tired. And I thought it was putting my head in the microwave.
New research shows that the electromagnetic signals emanating from mobile phones can alter your brainwaves. Indeed, the latest studies suggest that mobile phone transmissions can even affect behavior. In one study, scientists from the Swinburne University of Technology monitored the brainwaves of folks with Nokia phones, er, strapped to their heads. They noticed that the cell phone transmissions boosted alpha waves. In a separate experiment, researchers from the Loughborough University Sleep Research Centre observed that sleep-deprived subjects with phones on their heads showed a dampening of delta waves that are markers of sleep. For hours after the phones were turned off, the test subjects exhibited difficulty falling asleep.
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at 17:40 on May 8th, 2008
my friend was in downtown san francisco and even in the busy streets he could not resist talking on phone.
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at 16:07 on May 19th, 2008
A typical 16 year old. Talking on her cell phone and surfing my space on a laptop.
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at 08:23 on May 25th, 2008
I have often wondered about the negative effects of a portable phone. It is extremely convenient to have communication at your finger tips. I try to limit my cell phone conversations and use land line phones when possible. Who knows what the future holds....
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at 08:57 on May 25th, 2008
Jarrett Martineau, I like this story. It's good stuff.