Effects of the Extremely Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields on NMDA-Receptor Gene Expres- sion and Visual Working Memory in Male Rhesus Macaques

" The present research aimed to examine Visual Working Memory (VWM) test scores, as well as hormonal, genomic, and brain anatomic changes in the male rhesus macaques exposed to Extremely Low Frequency Magnetic Field (ELF-MF). ... Results indicated that VWM scores in primates exposed to 12 Hz frequency ELF increased significantly. Plasma melatonin level was also increased in these animals. However, these variables did not change in the animals exposed to 1 Hz ELF. At last, expression of the NMDA receptors increased at exposure to 12 Hz frequency. However, hippocampal volume did not increase significantly in the animals exposed to both frequencies. Conclusion: In short, these results indicate that ELF (12 Hz) may have a beneficial value for memory enhancement (indicated by the increase in VWM scores). This may be due to an increase in plasma melatonin and or expression of NMDA glutamate receptors. However, direct involvement of the hippocampus in this process needs more research." {Credits 1}

{Credits 1} 🎪 Kazemi, M., Sahraei, H., Aliyari, H., Tekieh, E., Saberi, M., Tavacoli, H., et al. (2018). Effects of the Extremely Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields on NMDA-Receptor Gene Expression and Visual Working Memory in Male Rhesus Macaques. Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, 9(3), 167-176. © 2018 Basic and Clinical Neuroscience. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Common Attribution-NonCommercial International license.