THE EFFECTS OF HIGH POWER PULSED AND LOW LEVEL CW MICROWAVE RADIATION CN AN OPERANT BEHAVIOUR IN RATS

摘要

The two experiments reported were aimed at studying the effects of pulsed and low-level CW microwave radiation on an operant behavior in rats. The subjects were trained to perform a lever pressing response on a DRL schedule (Differential Reinforcement of Low Rate) and tested immediately after one hour daily exposure to 1, 5, 10, 15 (milliwatts per square cm) power levels at 2,450 MHz while other subjects were exposed to a pulsed field of 125 kilovolt per meter. No effects were found at the 1, 5, and 10 (milliwatts per square cm) levels nor did the pulsed field affect performance. However, the subjects exposed to the 15 (milliwatts per square cm), while showing no significant decriment in performance, did show obvious signs of heat stress.