Cellphones slow down brain function
p2pnet news | Off Topic:- That emissions from transmissions cause serious conditions (said emissions being from cellphones) is old hat.
But now, too many phone calls can retard one’s thinking, say researchers
However, “Before anyone panics, the suggestion that frequent mobile phone use makes us behave a little unbalanced is, so far, based on a study of 300 people conducted by researchers in Australia, England and the Netherlands, says PC World, going on:
“The study, published in the International Journal of Neuroscience this month, looked at the group of 300 people over 2.4 years, but researchers plan to expand the study over a longer period and with data involving 17,000 people.”
The study reports, “frequent mobile phone users demonstrated slowed brain function, but with the caveat that the slowed brain effects are still considered within normal brain functioning,” says the story, adding:
“A longer study with a larger sample group would consider whether the slowed brain activity should be considered an adverse health effect, according to a statement from Brainclinics Diagnostics in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, one of the groups involved in the study.”
Of the 300 people in the study, only 100 were frequent mobile phone users, while 100 were non-mobile phones users and the third group of 100 were an intermediate user group.
There was, however, a more positive aspect.
“The study also found that frequent users also showed improved focused attention, which was explained by a learning effect due to making more phone calls in busy places where users had to focus better on a phone call while filtering out background noise and other distractions,” says PC World.
Other researchers, this time in the US, recently concluded talking on a cellphone while you’re driving is akin to driving under the influence of alcohol.
Duh …..
Also See:
PC World – Frequent Cell Phone Use May Slow Brain Function, September 18, 2007
driving under the influence – Driving While Cell-Phone Impaired, June 30, 2007
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September 21st, 2007 at 5:09 pm
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September 24th, 2007 at 11:36 am
Meh, it’s no news that the people who use cell phones the most are generally the stupid part of the tribe, but the former is consequent of the latter, not vice versa.