title: TETRA mobile radios interfere with electroencephalography recording equipment.
abstract: We observed an anomaly in the human electroencephalogram (EEG) associated with exposure to terrestrial trunked radio (TETRA) Radiofrequency Fields (RF). Here, we characterize the time and frequency components of the anomaly and demonstrate that it is an artefact caused by TETRA RF interfering with the EEG recording equipment and not by any direct or indirect effect on the brain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK.
authors.forename: Nathalie C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Fouquet
authors.forename: Malcolm B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Hawken
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.forename: Adrian P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Burgess
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016477:Artifacts; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004566:Electrodes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011845:Radio / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Electroencephalography; Radio waves/adverse effects; Telecommunications/instrumentation; Terrestrial trunked radio (TETRA)