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The effects of modulated radio frequency fields on mammalian EEGs were investigated using acute and chronic irradiations at non-thermal level. The EEG signals were computer processed to obtain power spectra. Rabbits were exposed to the field for 2 h a day for 6 weeks at 1–10 MHz (15 Hz modulation) at the level of 0.5–1 kV/M. Silver electrodes placed on the skull surface were used for recording of the EEG. Usually they were removed immediately after initial recordings of the EEG and reinserted before the final and intermediate EEG recordings. With this arrangement, modulated RF fields produced a change in EEG patterns by enhancing the low frequency components and decreasing high frequency activities. On the other hand, acute irradiations did not produce noticeable changes in the EEG at the level of 0.5–1 kV/M (1–30 MHz, 60 Hz modulation) as long as the use of intracranial electrodes was avoided.
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Takashima, S., Onaral, B. & Schwan, H.P. Effects of modulated RF energy on the EEG of mammalian brains. Radiat Environ Biophys 16, 15–27 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01326893
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