EMFs and Involuntary Movements

The basal ganglia (or basal nuclei) are a group of nuclei of varied origin in the brains of vertebrates that act as a cohesive functional unit. The basal ganglia are associated with a variety of functions, including voluntary motor control, procedural learning relating to routine behaviors or "habits" such as bruxism, eye movements, and cognitive, emotional functions. The basal ganglia play a central role in a number of neurological conditions, including several movement disorders. The most notable are Parkinson's disease, which involves degeneration of the melanin-pigmented dopamine-producing cells in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc), and Huntington's disease, which primarily involves damage to the striatum. Basal ganglia dysfunction is also implicated in some other disorders of behavior control such as the Tourette's syndrome, ballismus (particularly hemibalismus), obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), and Wilson's disease (Hepatolenticular degeneration).

THE INFLUENCE OF EXTREMELY LOW-FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD ON THE BASAL GANGLIA STRUCTURES OF THE RAT BRAIN - Gojković, et al

In our study, we found evidence for neuronal damage caused by ELF EMFs. Damaged neurons and very prominent perineural edema were recorded in the basal ganglia in the brains of EMF exposed rats. Changes described here would seem to indicate a serious neuronal damage, which may be mediated through some organelle damage and blood-brain barrier (BBB) leakage.

The results obtained in this study may be significant in the light of evidence that Parkinson’s disease causes reduction in total number of cells in basal ganglia. Nowadays, Parkinson’s disease almost becomes epidemic and cannot be interpreted only by extended life span of human race, but also by drawing attention to the environmental factors, such as electromagnetic fields
present in highly urban society.


Involuntary human hand movements due to FM radio waves in a moving van - Huttunen, et al

Abstract: Finland TRACT Involuntary movements of hands in a moving van on a public road were studied to clarify the possible role of frequency modulated radio waves on driving. The signals were measured in a direct 2 km test segment of an international road during repeated drives to both directions. Test subjects (n=4) had an ability to sense radio frequency field intensity variations of the environment. They were sitting in a minivan with arm movement detectors in their hands. A potentiometer was used to register the hand movements to a computer which simultaneously collected data on the amplitude of the RF signal of the local FM tower 30 km distance at a frequency of about 100 MHz. Involuntary hand movements of the test subjects correlated with electromagnetic field, i.e. FM radio wave intensity measured. They reacted also on the place of a geomagnetic anomaly crossing the road, which was found on the basis of these recordings and confirmed by the public geological maps of the area.In conclusion, RF irradiation seems to affect the human hand reflexes of sensitive persons in a moving van along a normal public road which may have significance in traffic safety.


FM-radio and TV tower signals can cause spontaneous handmovements near moving RF reflector - Huttunen, et al

Abstract: For testing human sensitivity to radio frequency (RF) standing waves a movable reflecting wall was constructed. Radio waves from the radio–TV tower reflected back and formed a standing wave near the reflector. When the reflector was moved, the position of the maximumsof the standing waves changed and the electromagnetic intensity changed in the body of the standing test subject. The computer with anAD-converter registered the signals of the hand movement transducer and the RF-meter with 100MHz dipole antennas. A total of 29 adults of different ages were tested. There were 9 persons whose hand movement graphs included features like the RF-meter. Six showed responses that did not correlate with the RF-meter. There were also 14 persons who did not react at all. Sensitive persons seem to react to crossing standing waves of the FM-radio or TV broadcasting signals.© 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.