Rybina & Alexandrov: EEG Study — Mobile Phone Creates 'Electromagnetic Storm' in Brain; Aires Shield Reduces Disruption

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Rybina & Alexandrov: EEG Study — Mobile Phone Creates 'Electromagnetic Storm' in Brain; Aires Shield Reduces Disruption

By L.A. Rybina, M.V. Alexandrov

Rybina & Alexandrov: Mobile Phone Creates ‘Electromagnetic Storm’ in EEG; Aires Shield Reduces Disruption

Controlled EEG study using 21 electrodes and a Faraday cage isolation environment — demonstrating that mobile phone radiation produces a measurable electromagnetic disruption to brain bioelectric activity, substantially attenuated by the Aires Shield.

EEG15 subjectsAges 19–31Both genders21 electrodesFaraday cageAires ShieldPavlov Institute RAS
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Subjects
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Electrode System
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Isolation Environment

Study Overview

This study examined how mobile phone electromagnetic radiation affects the brain’s bioelectric activity (BEA), and whether the Aires Shield can reduce this disruption. The research was conducted at the Pavlov Institute of Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences by researchers L.A. Rybina and M.V. Alexandrov.

A key methodological strength of this study is the use of a Faraday cage for measurements — an electrically isolated environment that eliminates ambient electromagnetic interference, ensuring that observed EEG effects are attributable specifically to the mobile phone rather than background EMF noise.

Subjects

15 subjects participated: 12 healthy individuals and 3 relatively healthy individuals (with minor health conditions that did not affect baseline EEG). Both genders were represented, ranging in age from 19 to 31.

Methods

EEG was recorded using 21 electrodes in the internationally recognized 10×20 system — expanded from the 16-electrode 10-20 system used in related studies, providing higher spatial resolution of cortical activity. Recordings were taken in a Faraday-cage environment under three conditions: baseline, mobile phone in talk mode (without Aires Shield), and mobile phone in talk mode (with Aires Shield attached).

Results

Mobile phone in talk mode (no shield): Mobile phone radiation was observed to create what the researchers termed a “localized electromagnetic storm” in EEG recordings — a descriptive characterization of the widespread, disorganized disruption to brain bioelectric activity observed across electrode channels during active phone exposure. Alpha rhythm power decreased, frequency shifted, and coherence patterns were disrupted across multiple cortical regions.
Mobile phone in talk mode + Aires Shield: The presence of the Aires Shield significantly reduced the electromagnetic disruption. The “electromagnetic storm” pattern was substantially attenuated — EEG recordings with the Shield showed markedly less disruption to alpha rhythm and cortical coherence patterns compared to phone-only exposure. The protective effect was consistent across subjects.

Methodological Note on Faraday Cage

The use of a Faraday cage is a significant methodological feature. Standard laboratory environments contain ambient EMF from building wiring, other electronics, and wireless infrastructure. A Faraday cage eliminates all of this, creating a “clean” electromagnetic baseline. Observed effects are therefore attributable with higher confidence to the mobile phone alone, and the comparison between shielded and unshielded conditions reflects a genuine signal difference rather than confounded background effects.

Key characterization: Researchers described mobile phone talk mode as producing a “localized electromagnetic storm” in EEG recordings — a pattern of widespread disorganized disruption to brain bioelectric activity — with the Aires Shield providing significant attenuation of this effect.

Researchers: L.A. Rybina & M.V. Alexandrov  |  Institution: Pavlov Institute of Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences  |  Method: 21-electrode EEG in Faraday cage

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