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The deployment of 5G communications technology is raising questions about its potential effects on human health (Belpoggi, 2021), including brain activity. Previous studies on 5G, (Jamal et al. ,2023) at 3.5 GHz, showed no significant effects on the electroencephalogram (EEG). However, the effects of higher 5G frequencies, such as 26 GHz, remain largely unexplored (Belpoggi, 2021).
This study aims to explore the effects of controlled exposure to 5G at 26 GHz on brain electrical activity.
This study was conducted by using an experimental protocol established and validated in our laboratory (Ghosn et al, 2015; Wallace et al, 2022; Wallace, 2023; Jamal, 2023). The study was a randomized, double-blind, crossover and a counterbalanced experimental protocol in the form of two sessions (real and sham exposure).
The subjects, 32 healthy young adults, were exposed to 26 GHz, at 2 V/m, under the ICNIRP (2020) standard, for 26.5 minutes in a shielded chamber.
EEG data were analyzed with power spectral density (PSD) with alpha, beta, delta and theta frequency bands.
We hypothesize that exposure at 26 GHz will have no significant effect on different frequencies bands studied.
This study will provide valuable data on the potential effects of exposure to 5G at 26 GHz on brain activity. The findings will contribute to a better understanding of the potential effects of 5G on human health, particularly on electrical brain activity, and may shed light on whether this new technology poses any health risks.
