Microwave radiation and chlordiazepoxide: synergistic effects on fixed-interval behavior.
← Research streamIn rats, low-intensity pulsed microwave radiation (average power density 1 mW/cm^2) potentiated the response-rate-increasing effects of chlordiazepoxide. The abstract states the microwave exposure alone had no apparent behavioral effects, but it modified the …
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Abstract
In the presence of low-intensity pulsed microwave radiation, at an average power density of 1 milliwatt per square centimeter, the response-rate-increasing effects of chlordiazepoxide were potentiated in rats. The behavioral effects of a drug can be modified by brief exposure to a low-level microwave field even when the radiation level alone has no apparent effects on the behavior.
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Main findings
In rats, low-intensity pulsed microwave radiation (average power density 1 mW/cm^2) potentiated the response-rate-increasing effects of chlordiazepoxide. The abstract states the microwave exposure alone had no apparent behavioral effects, but it modified the drug’s behavioral effects.
Outcomes measured
- Fixed-interval behavior
- Response rate (behavioral)
- Drug-behavior interaction (chlordiazepoxide potentiation)
Limitations
- Sample size not reported in abstract
- Microwave frequency not reported in abstract
- Exposure duration not quantified beyond 'brief'
- Outcome details and statistical results not provided in abstract
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"main_findings": "In rats, low-intensity pulsed microwave radiation (average power density 1 mW/cm^2) potentiated the response-rate-increasing effects of chlordiazepoxide. The abstract states the microwave exposure alone had no apparent behavioral effects, but it modified the drug’s behavioral effects.",
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"Microwave frequency not reported in abstract",
"Exposure duration not quantified beyond 'brief'",
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Identifiers and source
DOI: 10.1126/science.424759
PubMed: 424759
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