Does exposure to radiation emitted from mobile jammers influence spatial memory?

2021 · Mixed · Low evidence

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In Morris Water Maze testing, 2 h/day exposure for one day was associated with a significant increase in the learning procedure in the exposed group. For 2 h/day exposure over two weeks, the exposed group showed increased distance and escape latency to find t…

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Publicationmanual · 2021

Study typeanimal

Reported directionMixed

Evidence ratingLow

Abstract

Does exposure to radiation emitted from mobile jammers influence spatial memory? A. Shahi, F. Shahnazar, S. Nematolahi, A. Dehghan, M.B. Shojaeifard. Does exposure to radiation emitted from mobile jammers influence the spatial memory? Int J Radiat Res 2021, 19(4): 993-1000. Abstract Background: The central nervous system is sensitive to radiation exposure as environmental pollution. This project aimed to evaluate the influence of jammer exposure radiation on spatial learning and memory. Materials and Methods: 50 adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into five groups. The experimental groups were exposed to jammer radiation for 2h/day once or 2h/day for two weeks. Sham groups were similar to the experimental groups which were exposed to switch-off. The distance from the jammer router to the animals’ cages was 30 cm. In the second phase, using Morris Water Maze, the effect of jammer exposure radiation on spatial learning and memory was studied. Results: Data showed that radiation exposure once a day for 2h caused a significant increase in the learning procedure in the experimental group1, but we observed an increase in the parameters of distance and escape latency in finding the platform for two weeks' exposure in the experimental group 2. Conclusion: Results indicated that probably the motivation of escape and use of the different cues led to learning in the animals, while disrupting mobile performance through jammer router from animal environment caused a better brain performance in the spatial learning and memory in short term jammer radiation-treated animals group. However, with the same test conditions, in long term jammer the radiation-treated animals’ motivation reduced, which affected the responses and performance and reduced the learning. Moreover, environmental conflicts such as radiofrequency waves lead to behavioral alternations. Exposure set up The animals were placed in Plexiglas cages individually and exposed to radiation. The electromagnetic field measurements were done using an Aaronia Spectran HF-4060 device (Euscheid, Germany) with the frequency range 100 MHz -6 GHz. The frequency band, power output, and power density measured from electromagnetic fields of Jammer router were 1052-1979(MHz), -32±3 (dB mw), 86.18000 (μw/m2), and ICNIRP 0.31(%) respectively. Jammer router (MB06Mobile Blocker) works in four different frequency ranges (Global System for Mobile Communications [GSM], digital cellular service, code division multiple access, third generation). Shielding radii for this jammer are up to 40m. Open access paper: ijrr.com

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Study typeanimal

Effect directionmixed

PopulationAdult male Sprague-Dawley rats

Sample size50

ExposureRF · 2 h/day once (single-day exposure) or 2 h/day for two weeks; distance 30 cm

Evidence strengthLowConfidence: 74% · Peer reviewed: unknown

Main findings

Outcomes measured

Spatial learning and memory (Morris Water Maze)
Distance traveled to find platform
Escape latency

Limitations

No SAR reported
Frequency reported as a range; no single operating frequency specified
Exposure metrics reported in dB mW and μW/m² but without additional context (e.g., averaging time, modulation details)
Animal study; generalizability to humans not addressed in abstract

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