[Effect of impulse extrabroad-band electromagnetic radiation on electroencephalogram and sleep in laboratory animals].

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  "study_type": "animal",
  "exposure": {
    "band": "ELF",
    "source": null,
    "frequency_mhz": null,
    "sar_wkg": null,
    "duration": "1 hour"
  },
  "population": "Laboratory animals (rats and rabbits)",
  "sample_size": null,
  "outcomes": [
    "Cortical EEG alterations in rats (post-exposure)",
    "Paradoxical sleep increase in rabbits (16–22 hours post-exposure)"
  ],
  "main_findings": "After 1-hour exposure to ultra-short impulse low-frequency (6 Hz) superbroad band electromagnetic radiation, cortical EEG in rats was altered immediately after exposure. Paradoxical sleep in rabbits increased within 16–22 hours following radiation.",
  "effect_direction": "harm",
  "limitations": [
    "No sample size reported in abstract",
    "Exposure metrics beyond frequency (e.g., field strength, SAR) not reported",
    "Timing and methods for EEG/sleep assessment not described",
    "Species-specific outcomes reported (rats vs rabbits)"
  ],
  "evidence_strength": "low",
  "confidence": 0.66,
  "peer_reviewed_likely": "yes",
  "keywords": [
    "impulse electromagnetic radiation",
    "superbroad band",
    "low-frequency",
    "6 Hz",
    "EEG",
    "sleep",
    "paradoxical sleep",
    "rats",
    "rabbits"
  ],
  "suggested_hubs": [
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      "slug": "animal-studies",
      "weight": 0.9,
      "reason": "Laboratory animal study assessing EEG and sleep outcomes after EMF exposure."
    }
  ]
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