title: Does chronic exposure to mobile phones affect cognition?
abstract: Mobile phones form an integral part of our modern lifestyle. Following the drastic rise in mobile phone use in recent years, it has become important to study its potential public health impact. Amongst the various mobile phone health hazards, the most alarming is the possible effect on the brain. The aim of the present study was to explore whether chronic exposure to mobile phones affects cognition. Ninety subjects aged 17-25 years with normal hearing were recruited for the study and divided into three groups according to their duration of mobile phone use. No significant differences in N100, P200, N200, P300 latencies or N2-P300 amplitude were observed. Our results suggest that chronic mobile phone exposure does not have detrimental effects on cognition.
authors.forename: Mamta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: Farah
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Khaliq
authors.forename: Aprajita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Panwar
authors.forename: Neelam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vaney
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D040421:Cell Phone; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult