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What is Electromagnetic

Mobile Devices and Smart Gadgets in Medical Sciences
An electromagnet is a magnet that runs on electricity. In contrast to a perpetual magnet, the quality of an electromagnet can without much of a stretch be changed by changing the measure of electric flow which passes through it. Electromagnetic power is a principal physical power that is liable for communications between excited particles which materialise on account of their charge and for the discharge and retention of photons.
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Effects of Electromagnetic Radiation of Mobile Phones on the Human Brain
Junaid Ahmad Malik (Government Degree College, Bijbehara, India)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 24
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2521-0.ch006
Abstract
With the expanding use of wireless cellular networks, concerns have been communicated about the possible interaction of electromagnetic radiation with the human life, explicitly, the mind and brain. Mobile phones emanate radio frequency waves, a type of non-ionizing radiation, which can be absorbed by tissues nearest to where the telephone is kept. The effects on neuronal electrical activity, energy metabolism, genomic responses, neurotransmitter balance, blood–brain barrier permeability, mental psychological aptitude, sleep, and diverse cerebrum conditions including brain tumors are assessed. Health dangers may likewise develop from use of cellular communication, for instance, car accidents while utilizing the device while driving. These indirect well-being impacts surpass the immediate common troubles and should be looked into in more detail later on. In this chapter, we outline the possible biological impacts of EMF introduction on human brain.
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