ID Number		193
Study Type		In Vivo
Model		13, 500, 1300, 5620 MHz (CW, high peak pulse) exposure to monkeys and analysis of cognitive function and behavior
Details		Rhesus monkeys were exposed to 1.3 GHz (PW-2 to 32 Hz, 0.8 usec pulse duration) at SARs of 0.09 to 1.44 W/kg (whole body average) or 8.3 to 15.0 W/kg (peak in the head) from a horn antenna above the head during a 1 hour test session. Monkeys were previously trained to depress a lever to get a food pellet reward. No effects of RF exposure were observed. A study using 500 MHz RF (CW and PW-1000 pulses/second, 5 millisecond pulse duration) exposure during 1 hour test sessions at SARs of 1, 2, 3, and 4 W/kg (whole body average) from a horn antenna above the monkey’s head was also performed. With 4 W/kg exposure (thermal), monkeys reduced their activity in a manner consistent with the effects of increased temperature. At SARs less than those causing whole body temperature increases, no effects of RF exposure on lever pressing activity were observed. In a study exposing monkeys to 13 MHz inducing a 65 mAmp current in the wrist, no adverse effects were observed due to wrist warming on manual dexterity in a finger maze
Findings		Effects (only at thermal levels)
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah - john.dandrea@navy.brooks.af.mil
Funding Agency		AF, USA
Country		UNITED STATES
References		D'Andrea, JA et al. Bioelectromagnetics, (1994) 15:163-176 D'Andrea, JA et al. Bioelectromagnetics, (1989) 10:65-76 D'Andrea, JA et al. HIGH PEAK POWER MICROWAVE PULSES AT 2.37 GHz: NO EFFECT ON VIGILANCE PERFORMANCE IN MONKEYS, (1989) :- D'Andrea, JA et al. NO EFFECTS OF HIGH-PEAK-POWER MICROWAVE PULSES AT 2.36 GHz ON BEHAVIORAL PERFORMANCE IN MONKEYS, (1990) :-
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