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One of the most repeated effects of ELF modulated RF/MW is the calcium ion efflux from brain cells. This may lead to altered release and binding of neurohormones and neurotransmitters.
Dr. Adey (1981) [ref. 1] reported "there is unequivocal experimental evidence that fields from ELF to UHF (10 Hz to 450 MHz) interact directly with brain tissue". In 1991, Dr. Adey stated [ref. 26] "RF fields that are sinusoidally amplitude modulated at ELF frequencies produce a wide range of biological interactions. Induced electric gradients can be substantially higher than those produced by simple ELF electric fields, and at levels of 10-100 mV/cm, are at the same range as intrinsic oscillations generated biologically, such as the electroencephalogram (EEG)".
A recent summary of research relating to neurological effects of EMF exposure reports:
- changes in circadian rhythm (Weber 1974);
- changes in evoked potential induced by MW exposure, decreasing latency and amplitude of reflex responses (Taylor and Ashleman 1975);
- significant and repeatable changes in the behavior of advanced mammals (cats and monkeys) induced by oscillating EMFs [ref. 27];
- changes in the dopamine (neurotransmitter) and opiate systems of the brain induced by EMFs (Frey 1990);
- changes in the functioning of the endogenous opioid system [ref. 12];
- EEG changes in animals have been shown in numerous studies on rabbits, rats, mice, etc;
- EEG and sleep changes in humans exposed to GSM cell phone-like signals at a power density of 0.001 mW/cm2 of or SAR of 0.001 W/Kg [ref. 28] [ref. 29]; humans react much more quickly than rats and rabbits;
- learning and memory impairment [ref. 62], [ref. 12a-i], [ref. 31];
- stress induction, stress hormone induction and reception: acetylcholine, corticotropin, benzodiazepine [ref. 12a, b, c, d];
- change in brain potentials in humans induced by MW EMFs
(Freude 1998).
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