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Science 23 April 1971:
Vol. 172. no. 3981, pp. 398 - 401
DOI: 10.1126/science.172.3981.398
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Behavioral Sensitivity to Microwave Irradiation

Nancy Williams King 1, Don R. Justesen 2, and Rex L. Clarke 3

1 Neuropsychology Laboratories, Veterans Administration Hospital, 4801 Linwood Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri 64128
2 Department of Psychiatry, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City
3 Department of Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence

Rats assayed by the technique of conditional suppression were able to detect the presence of 12.25-centimeter microwaves at doses of power approximating 0.5 to 6.4 milliwatts per gram. The assay, which controlled for sensitization, for pseudo and temporal conditioning, and for several possible sources of artifactual cueing, revealed that irradiation by microwaves, although lacking the saliency of an auditory stimulus, can function as a highly reliable cue. Efficiency of detection was strongly and positively related to the amount of microwave energy to which the rats were exposed.


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