Estimated whole-brain and lobe-specific radiofrequency electromagnetic fields doses and brain volumes in preadolescents

Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields from mobile communication: Description of modeled dose in brain regions and the body in European children and adolescents

“…This integrated model estimates the exposure to RF systems in the near-field and far-field, allowing for a broad exposure assessment. The model takes into account source specific attributes (source type, output power, operating frequency), personal characteristics (body mass, weight), and the specific exposure scenario (position relative to the body, type of use, duration of use), allowing for better dose estimation and insight in the contribution of different sources and uses to the total RF dose received(Cabré-Riera, Marroun, et al 2020).…”

Association between estimated whole-brain radiofrequency electromagnetic fields dose and cognitive function in preadolescents and adolescents

“…They found in a longitudinal analysis that higher whole-brain RF-EMF dose was not associated with concentration capacity [25] but was associated with lower figural memory [15], [24]. Although in a previous study we did not find any association between whole-brain RF-EMF doses and volume alterations in the hippocampus or the amygdala, subcortical brain regions involved in memory performance [63], higher RF-EMF exposure induced brain alterations such as denditric remodelling and decreased viable cells in these subcortical structures in rats [64]- [68]. We did not assess figural memory in our study but non-verbal intelligence involves, among other cognitive skills, the ability to recognize visual sequences and remember them to understand and interpret the meaning of visual information.…”

Systematic review of the physiological and health-related effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure from wireless communication devices on children and adolescents in experimental and epidemiological human studies

“…In addition to the studies on subjective symptoms, cognition, behavior and infant development, 2 studies on childhood cancer [ 40 , 41 ], one study [ 79 ] on hearing loss and a further study on brain volume [ 80 ] were identified ( S8 Table ). In a 1 st -tier study, Elliott et al (2010) [ 41 ] did not find an association between maternal exposure to mobile phone base stations during pregnancy and the risk of cancer in their children.…”