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Based on a study involving more than 700 teenagers, researchers at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute say that mobile phones have a detrimental effect on figural memory performance, which is mainly located in the right hemisphere of the brain. Those who held phones to their right ear when making a call saw a decline in the ability to remember abstract forms, and scientists do not believe it is mere coincidence.
Other aspects of wireless communication use, such as sending text messages, playing games or browsing the Internet cause only marginal RF-EMF exposure to the brain and were not associated with the development of memory performance. "A unique feature of this study is the use of objectively collected mobile phone user data from mobile phone operators." said Röösli. He emphasized that further research is needed to rule out the influence of other factors.
Other aspects of wireless communication use, such as sending text messages, playing games or browsing the Internet cause only marginal RF-EMF exposure to the brain and were not associated with the development of memory performance. "A unique feature of this study is the use of objectively collected mobile phone user data from mobile phone operators." said Röösli. He emphasized that further research is needed to rule out the influence of other factors.
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