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RF-012Original abstract verified

Pulse modulation and regional blood flow

Huber et al. · 2002 · journal of sleep research

The reported finding

The original abstract reports pulse-modulated exposure altered regional cerebral blood flow and waking/sleep EEG; continuous-wave exposure did not produce the same EEG result.

Reading it carefully

Retrieve full methods before quoting precise sample/dosimetry details; physiological outcomes are not disease endpoints.

Inside the study

Exposure conditions
900 MHz; 30-minute head exposure.
Design & controls
Human PET and sleep-EEG experiments.
Related research & shared cohorts
RF-010 and other Zurich publications require cohort linkage
The protection question raised
Could signal modulation help explain differences in brain responses? Full methods and delivered-dose details remain necessary before the abstract-level result can inform a protection conclusion.
Source verification
Original abstract reviewed
Editorial notices
Primary PubMed linked-notice record checked 20 Oct 2026; no correction, concern or retraction linked at check. This is not an exhaustive publisher-history certification.
Funding
Not established from retrieved material.
Conflicts of interest
Not established from retrieved material.

Reviews to read alongside

Related syntheses and proposals in the separate review collection. These are topical reading links, not additional independent experiments.

Original publication

Huber R, Treyer V, Borbély AA, Schuderer J, Gottselig JM, Landolt HP, Werth E, Berthold T, Kuster N, Buck A, Achermann P. Electromagnetic fields, such as those from mobile phones, alter regional cerebral blood flow and sleep and waking EEG. Journal of Sleep Research. 2002;11(4):289-295. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2869.2002.00314.x.

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