Microwave radiation and chlordiazepoxide: synergistic effects on fixed-interval behavior.

PAPER pubmed Science (New York, N.Y.) 1979 Animal study Effect: mixed Evidence: Insufficient

Read original paper → DOI: 10.1126/science.424759 PMID: 424759 Evidence Lab

Abstract

In the presence of low-intensity pulsed microwave radiation, at an average power density of 1 milliwatt per square centimeter, the response-rate-increasing effects of chlordiazepoxide were potentiated in rats. The behavioral effects of a drug can be modified by brief exposure to a low-level microwave field even when the radiation level alone has no apparent effects on the behavior.

AI evidence extraction

At a glance

Study type

Animal study

Effect direction

mixed

Population

Rats

Sample size

—

Exposure

microwave · brief exposure

Evidence strength

Insufficient

Confidence: 74% · Peer-reviewed: yes

Main findings

In rats, low-intensity pulsed microwave radiation (average power density 1 mW/cm^2) potentiated the response-rate-increasing effects of chlordiazepoxide. The abstract states the microwave exposure alone had no apparent behavioral effects, but it modified the drug’s behavioral effects.

Outcomes measured

Fixed-interval behavior
Response rate (behavioral)
Drug-behavior interaction (chlordiazepoxide potentiation)

Limitations

Sample size not reported in abstract
Microwave frequency not reported in abstract
Exposure duration not quantified beyond 'brief'
Outcome details and statistical results not provided in abstract

View raw extracted JSON

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    "exposure": {
        "band": "microwave",
        "source": null,
        "frequency_mhz": null,
        "sar_wkg": null,
        "duration": "brief exposure"
    },
    "population": "Rats",
    "sample_size": null,
    "outcomes": [
        "Fixed-interval behavior",
        "Response rate (behavioral)",
        "Drug-behavior interaction (chlordiazepoxide potentiation)"
    ],
    "main_findings": "In rats, low-intensity pulsed microwave radiation (average power density 1 mW/cm^2) potentiated the response-rate-increasing effects of chlordiazepoxide. The abstract states the microwave exposure alone had no apparent behavioral effects, but it modified the drug’s behavioral effects.",
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    "limitations": [
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        "Microwave frequency not reported in abstract",
        "Exposure duration not quantified beyond 'brief'",
        "Outcome details and statistical results not provided in abstract"
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    ],
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}

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