Communications: Mobile phones affect brainwaves even when asleep

Australian researchers have discovered that mobile phone use can affect a person's brainwaves even if the handset is switched off and the user is asleep. However, they admit that they don't know what it means.

Neuroscientist Sarah Loughran said: "The results show that there was an increase in brainwave activity in the first part of sleep, non Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep, following mobile phone exposure. It was an increase in what's known as alpha brainwave activity and, at this stage, we're not entirely sure what that means". Nor are they sure of the effect this has on a person's health.

I have always known that mobile phones affect a person's brain. They make people walk round in circles when talking, increases the volume of their voice, (especially if they are sitting next to you on a train or bus) and makes them oblivious to the fact that taking a business call in a public place doesn't make them look really, really important - just a complete wanker.