Abstract
The present study employs standardized data acquired from the Brain Resource International Database to study the relationship between mobile phone usage, personality, and brain function (n = 300). Based on the frequency and duration of mobile phone usage, three groups were formed. The findings suggest a subtle slowing of brain activity related to mobile phone use that is not explained by differences in personality. These changes are still within normal physiological ranges. Better executive function in mobile phone users may reflect more focused attention, possibly associated with a cognitive training effect (i.e., frequently making phone calls in distracting places), rather than a direct effect of mobile phone use on cognition.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1341-1360 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | International Journal of Neuroscience |
| Volume | 117 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2007 |
Funding
This study was kindly funded by the BIAL foundation (grant # 81/02). Data from The Brain Resource International Database was generously provided by the Brain Resource Company Pty Ltd. The authors also thank local BRC clinics for data collection, Tim Leslie at BRC Sydney for developing a robust method for scoring all Alpha Peak Frequency data and Nick Cooper for the second peak alpha analysis of the data.
Keywords
- Cognition
- EEG slowing
- GSM
- Mobile phone
- Neuropsychology
- Personality