Lack of behavioral effects in non-human primates after exposure to ultrawideband electromagnetic radiation in the microwave frequency range.
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.
Sherry
C J
CJ
Systems Research Laboratories, Armstrong Laboratory, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas 78235, USA.
Blick
D W
DW
Walters
T J
TJ
Brown
G C
GC
Murphy
M R
MR
D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008297:Male; D008872:Microwaves