Influence of the Aires Shield Electromagnetic Anomaly Neutralizer on Changes in EEG Parameters Caused by a Mobile Phone's Electromagnetic Field
Dr. L. Rybina (Doctor of Biological Sciences) & B. Alexandrov (Medical Adviser) — Pavlov Institute of Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences (~2006)
Objective
The objective of this work was to study the electroencephalographic (EEG) changes resulting from the influence of a mobile phone's EMF and the possibility of using an Aires Shield electromagnetic anomaly neutralizer to reduce these changes.
Materials and Methods
Twelve basically healthy subjects of both genders (aged 19–31) and three relatively healthy subjects participated in the experiments. Two experiments were conducted on each subject: under the influence of the EMF from a mobile phone, and under the influence of the EMF from a mobile phone with an Aires Shield applied to its back panel. The experiments were conducted with a 24-hour interval between them.
To determine the baseline functional state of the central nervous system (CNS), a baseline EEG was recorded for 6 minutes before exposure was introduced. The EEG responses to standard loads were evaluated: opening/closing of eyes, hyperventilation for two minutes. EEG changes were analyzed in "wait" mode (5 min.), "talk" mode with no audio (5 min.), and "post-conversation" (5 min.).
The EEG was recorded from 21 discharge electrodes arranged according to the international 10×20 scheme. The test subject and recording equipment were placed in a chamber shielded from the mobile phone's base station. The spectral-correlation EEG analysis method included evaluating spectral power dynamics in each physiological range: delta (0.5–2.0 Hz and 2.0–4.0 Hz), theta (4.0–8.0 Hz), alpha (8.0–13.0 Hz), beta1 (13.0–24.0 Hz), and beta2 (13.0–24.0 Hz), as well as coherence and correlation among all EEG leads.
Results and Discussion
No significant changes to EEG parameters were discovered in standby mode. However, the change in the cerebrum's bioelectric activity in the presence of an operating mobile phone is so pronounced it could be called a localized electromagnetic storm. Using a mobile phone significantly changed the structure of the EEG, disorganizing the baseline activation-deactivation balance.
All test subjects exhibited an asymmetry in the distribution of rhythms on the convexital surface, induced by the operation of the mobile phone even when the audio signal was disabled. In the area of the mobile phone, asymmetry of delta activity increased by 37%. With an Aires Shield, the asymmetry induced by the mobile phone leveled out. Analysis of spectral density dynamics showed destructuring of the EEG's rhythmic pattern while the mobile phone was operating, and restructuring (relative to baseline EEG) in the presence of the Aires Shield.
The most pronounced changes in the alpha range: disorganization of the pattern while the mobile phone is operating, and reorganization of the pattern relative to the original state combined with increased alpha activity in the presence of the Aires Shield.
The most statistically significant changes (p < 0.05) were detected in the alpha range. In the presence of the Aires Shield, local coherence was weakened, and the synchronous activity and structure of cross-correlation relationships in the alpha range were formed with an emphasis in the front sections — what the researchers describe as the brain forming "alpha protection."
Analysis of intercentral interaction showed that the sub-sensory effect of the mobile phone's EMF created a local focus of synchronous cortical activity traceable in all EEG bands. Synchronicity in the theta range increased significantly, indicating activation of the emotionogenic structures of the paleocortex and related structures. These local changes leveled out with the Aires Shield present.
In the three relatively healthy subjects suffering from vegetative-vascular dystonia, whose intercentral pattern was initially impaired, sensitivity to mobile phone EMF was greatest — underscoring the importance of protection for vulnerable individuals.
Conclusion
Exposure to a mobile phone's EMF causes local changes in the EEG and disrupts the picture of intercentral relationships, which can cause diseases of the central nervous system and internal organs. Restructuring of the mobile phone's EMF in the presence of the Aires Shield prevents the development of negative changes in the EEG. The presence of the Aires Shield neutralizes the negative effects of mobile phone EMF on the CNS and lets the CNS retain its regulatory functions.