There is a growing number of studies on the possible biological effects of Wi-Fi radiations on nervous system. In this study we investigated the effect of Wi-Fi exposure on single neuron responses to natural stimuli by using whisker to barrel pathway. This study was done on 29 male Wistar rats. Neuronal spontaneous activity and ON and OFF responses to displacement of principal whisker (PW), adjacent whisker (AW) and combination of PW-AW stimulation (as natural stimuli) were recorded in barrel cortex of anaesthetised rats. A D-link Wi-Fi device was used for 1 h exposure to 2.4 GHz microwaves in data mode (18.2 dBm and 44% for power and duty cycle). A condition test ratio (CTR) was calculated for assessing neuronal integrative properties. Wi-Fi radiations decreased CTR for ON responses. However, neuronal spontaneous activity and ON and OFF responses were not significantly changed following exposure to Wi-Fi signals. The results of this study demonstrated that exposure to Wi-Fi radiation could modulate integrative responses to natural stimuli in barrel cortex.

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Wi-Fi电磁波对大鼠桶状皮质神经元反应特性的影响。

关于Wi-Fi辐射对神经系统可能的生物学影响的研究越来越多。在这项研究中，我们使用晶须-桶状通路研究了Wi-Fi暴露对单个神经元对自然刺激的反应的影响。这项研究是对29只雄性Wistar大鼠进行的。在麻醉大鼠的桶状皮层中记录了神经元的自发活动以及对主要晶须（PW），相邻晶须（AW）的位移以及PW-AW刺激（作为自然刺激）的组合的响应。使用D-link Wi-Fi设备在数据模式下暴露于2.4 GHz微波1小时（18.2 dBm，功率和占空比为44％）。计算条件测试比率（CTR）以评估神经元整合特性。Wi-Fi辐射降低了ON响应的点击率。然而，暴露于Wi-Fi信号后，神经元自发活动以及ON和OFF反应均未发生明显变化。这项研究的结果表明，暴露于Wi-Fi辐射可以调节对桶状皮质中自然刺激的整合反应。