title: Lack of behavioral effects in non-human primates after exposure to ultrawideband electromagnetic radiation in the microwave frequency range.
abstract: The effect of acute exposure to ultrawideband (UWB) electromagnetic radiation on the Primate Equilibrium Platform (PEP) task, where the monkey's task is to manipulate a joystick control to compensate for the random perturbations in the pitch plane that are generated by a computer at unpredictable intervals, was examined. The duration of the UWB exposure was 2 min at a pulse repetition rate of 60 Hz (total of 7200 pulses). The bandwidth of the pulse was 100 MHz to 1.5 GHz (peak power between 250-500 MHz) with a peak E-field strength of 250 kV/m. Each monkey was exposed twice. The interval between exposures was 6 days. The exposure to UWB electromagnetic radiation had no effect on PEP performance when tested immediately after exposure.
authors.affiliation: Systems Research Laboratories, Armstrong Laboratory, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas 78235, USA.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Sherry
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Blick
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Walters
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008297:Male; D008872:Microwaves