ID Number		2572
Study Type		Human / Provocation
Model		This study analyzes if an external magnetic stimulus (2 kHz and approximately 0.1 uT applied near frontal cortex) influences working memory, perception, binary decision, motor execution, and sustained attention in humans.
Details		AUTHORS' ABSTRACT: Navarro et al. 2016 (IEEE #6331): This study analyzes if an external magnetic stimulus (2 kHz and approximately 0.1 ¼T applied near frontal cortex) influences working memory, perception, binary decision, motor execution, and sustained attention in humans. A magnetic stimulus and a sham stimulus were applied to both sides of the head (frontal cortex close to temporal-parietal area) in young and healthy male test subjects (n = 65) while performing Sternberg's memory scanning task. There was a significant change in reaction time. Times recorded for perception, sustained attention, and motor execution were lower in exposed subjects (P < 0.01). However, time employed in binary decision increased for subjects exposed to magnetic fields. From results, it seems that a low intensity 2 kHz exposure modifies short-term working memory, as well as perception, binary decision, motor execution, and sustained attention.
Findings		Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		Univ de València, Valencia, Burjassot, Spain.
Funding Agency		?????
Country		SPAIN
References		Navarro, EA et al. Bioelectromagnetics., (2016) 37:37-48
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