The effects of radiofrequency exposure on cognition: A systematic review and meta-analysis of human observational studies

(2024)
Method
We searched PubMed, Embase, PsycInfo and the EMF-Portal on September 30, 2022 without limiting by date or language of publication.
Source

Long-term effects of exposure to radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic fields (EMF) – main source of RF-EMF exposure was mobile (cell) phone use measured as calls per week or minutes per day.

Result
This systematic review and meta-analysis found only a few studies that provided very low to low certainty evidence of little to no association between RF-EMF exposure and learning and memory, executive function and complex attention. None of the studies among children reported on global cognitive function or other domains of cognition. Only one study reported a lack of an effect for all domains in elderly persons but this was of very low certainty evidence.