Behavioral alterations in mice due to low-intensity microwaves with amplitude modulation in the EEG frequency band

Vincent Van Eeghem; Anissa El Arfani; Arta Anthoula; Ali Pourkazemi; Ilse Smolders; Johan Stiens

Abstract

Since the introduction of microwave applications in our daily life, neurological complaints and changes in the electroencephalogram (EEG) spectrum were associated with microwave exposure. To which extent microwaves affect the brain function remains unclear. In this exploratory study, mice were exposed for 6 days to low-intensity 10 GHz microwaves with an amplitude modulation (AM) of 2 or 8 Hz. These modulation frequencies correspond to brain waves in the EEG spectrum of mice. Immediately after exposure, 8 Hz AM showed a reduced locomotor activity which faded out on the long term. For a modulation of 2 Hz, no significant changes in locomotor activity were observed. In all cases, no anxiety nor depressive-like behavior was seen.

Original language	English
Publication status	Unpublished - Jun 2016
Event	The Joint Annual Meeting of The Bioelectromagnetics Society and the European BioElectromagnetics Association co-organized with the European COST EMF-MED Action BM1309 - Het Pand, Ghent, Belgium Duration: 5 Jul 2015 → 10 Jul 2015 http://www.bioem2016.org/

Conference

Conference	The Joint Annual Meeting of The Bioelectromagnetics Society and the European BioElectromagnetics Association co-organized with the European COST EMF-MED Action BM1309
Abbreviated title	BioEM2016
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Ghent
Period	5/07/15 → 10/07/15
Internet address	http://www.bioem2016.org/

SRP11: Strategic Research Programme: Processing of large scale multi-dimensional, multi-spectral, multi-sensorial and distributed data (M³D²)
Schelkens, P., Deligiannis, N., Jansen, B., Kuijk, M., Munteanu, A., Sahli, H., Steenhaut, K., Stiens, J., Schelkens, P., Cornelis, J. P., Kuijk, M., Munteanu, A., Sahli, H., Stiens, J. & Vounckx, R.
1/11/12 → 31/12/23
Project: Fundamental

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Van Eeghem, V., El Arfani, A., Anthoula, A., Pourkazemi, A., Smolders, I., & Stiens, J. (2016). Behavioral alterations in mice due to low-intensity microwaves with amplitude modulation in the EEG frequency band. Abstract from The Joint Annual Meeting of The Bioelectromagnetics Society and the European BioElectromagnetics Association co-organized with the European COST EMF-MED Action BM1309, Ghent, Belgium.

Van Eeghem, Vincent ; El Arfani, Anissa ; Anthoula, Arta ; Pourkazemi, Ali ; Smolders, Ilse ; Stiens, Johan. / Behavioral alterations in mice due to low-intensity microwaves with amplitude modulation in the EEG frequency band. Abstract from The Joint Annual Meeting of The Bioelectromagnetics Society and the European BioElectromagnetics Association co-organized with the European COST EMF-MED Action BM1309, Ghent, Belgium.

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Van Eeghem, V, El Arfani, A, Anthoula, A, Pourkazemi, A , Smolders, I & Stiens, J 2016, 'Behavioral alterations in mice due to low-intensity microwaves with amplitude modulation in the EEG frequency band', The Joint Annual Meeting of The Bioelectromagnetics Society and the European BioElectromagnetics Association co-organized with the European COST EMF-MED Action BM1309, Ghent, Belgium, 5/07/15 - 10/07/15.

Behavioral alterations in mice due to low-intensity microwaves with amplitude modulation in the EEG frequency band. / Van Eeghem, Vincent; El Arfani, Anissa; Anthoula, Arta; Pourkazemi, Ali ; Smolders, Ilse ; Stiens, Johan.

2016. Abstract from The Joint Annual Meeting of The Bioelectromagnetics Society and the European BioElectromagnetics Association co-organized with the European COST EMF-MED Action BM1309, Ghent, Belgium.

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Van Eeghem V, El Arfani A, Anthoula A, Pourkazemi A , Smolders I , Stiens J. Behavioral alterations in mice due to low-intensity microwaves with amplitude modulation in the EEG frequency band. 2016. Abstract from The Joint Annual Meeting of The Bioelectromagnetics Society and the European BioElectromagnetics Association co-organized with the European COST EMF-MED Action BM1309, Ghent, Belgium.

Behavioral alterations in mice due to low-intensity microwaves with amplitude modulation in the EEG frequency band

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SRP11: Strategic Research Programme: Processing of large scale multi-dimensional, multi-spectral, multi-sensorial and distributed data (M³D²)

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