數(shù)以萬(wàn)計(jì)的英國(guó)兒童即將參加一個(gè)為期三年的研究活動(dòng)，來(lái)看看手機(jī)和WIFI是否會(huì)損傷他們的大腦。

這項(xiàng)研究由英國(guó)衛(wèi)生部發(fā)起，帝國(guó)理工大學(xué)和倫敦大學(xué)被委派執(zhí)行。在研究中，它們將檢測(cè)這些技術(shù)產(chǎn)品是否會(huì)影響11-14歲兒童的認(rèn)知發(fā)展?fàn)顩r。

這些年輕人將被要求在手機(jī)中安裝一款可以監(jiān)測(cè)通話時(shí)長(zhǎng)以及短信和互聯(lián)網(wǎng)使用的應(yīng)用。而他們的腦功能狀況則將會(huì)在初一和初三的時(shí)候被統(tǒng)一測(cè)量。

“我們需要進(jìn)行這樣的調(diào)查，因?yàn)檫@是一些新技術(shù)，”帝國(guó)理工大學(xué)醫(yī)學(xué)研究委員會(huì)環(huán)境和健康中心的保羅·艾略特（Paul Elliot）教授表示。

“現(xiàn)有的科學(xué)證據(jù)可以證明，在短期內(nèi)，來(lái)自手機(jī)的射頻波與罹患腦癌沒有聯(lián)系。”

“但是關(guān)于射頻波與健康在長(zhǎng)期方面的相關(guān)性以及兒童使用狀況方面的研究則非常有限，具體情況也不甚明朗。”

這項(xiàng)名為“關(guān)于認(rèn)知、青少年和手機(jī)的研究（SCAMP）”是世界上規(guī)模最大的致力于研究?jī)和X損傷的研究。

研究的重點(diǎn)將放在認(rèn)知功能上，如記憶力、集中力，這些都是在青少年時(shí)期逐漸發(fā)展的功能。

而認(rèn)知力則與我們思考、做決定、處理和回顧信息有關(guān)。

它還與智商和教育相關(guān)，并且是發(fā)揮創(chuàng)新和創(chuàng)造潛能的基石，因此對(duì)于社會(huì)來(lái)說具有十分重要的意義。

在英國(guó)，70%的11-12歲青少年擁有手機(jī)，這一數(shù)字在14歲年齡層達(dá)到了90%。

目前絕大多數(shù)關(guān)于手機(jī)的研究都專注于成人和腦癌方面的研究。

現(xiàn)在還沒有確切證據(jù)可以證明來(lái)自手機(jī)的無(wú)線電波與健康是否有關(guān)，在這一問題上，兒童的大腦是否更容易受到影響也是科學(xué)家暫時(shí)所未知的。

外倫敦（Outer London）超過160家中學(xué)已經(jīng)收到了參加這一研究的邀請(qǐng)函。

目前，在青少年手機(jī)使用方面，英國(guó)健康政策是這樣規(guī)定的：16歲以下的兒童應(yīng)該盡量只在緊急情況下使用他們的手機(jī)，平時(shí)盡量使用免提設(shè)備或者短信，在必須通話的情況下，也需要盡可能地縮短通話時(shí)間。

英國(guó)電訊報(bào)原文參考：

Wifi fears: three-year study into health risks of mobiles to children's brains

Wifi and mobile phone use to be studied for potential health risks to thousands of youngsters to determine if they damage young brains

Thousands of schoolchildren are to be enrolled in a three-year study to find out if mobiles and wi-fi are damaging their brains.

The study, which has been commissioned by the Department of Health and is being carried out by Imperial College and the University of London, will monitor the cognitive development of 11 to 14-year-olds.

Youngsters will be asked to install an app on their phones which will capture the duration of calls, texts and internet use. Their brain function will be measured in Year 7 and again in Year 9.

"We need to investigate because it is a new technology," Professor Paul Elliot, director of Medical Research Council Centre for Environment and Health at Imperial College.

"Scientific evidence available to date is reassuring and shows no association between exposure to radiofrequency waves from mobile phone use and brain cancer in adults in the short term."

"But the evidence available regarding long term heavy use and children's use is limited and less clear."

The Study of Cognition, Adolescents and Mobile Phones (SCAMP) is the largest study in the world to look at potential damage to children’s brains.

It will focus on cognitive functions such as memory and attention, which continue to develop into adolescence.

Cognition is how we think; how we make decisions; and how we process and recall information.

It is linked to intelligence and educational achievement and forms the building blocks of the innovative and creative potential of every individual and therefore society as a whole.

Seventy percent of 11-12 year olds in the UK now own a mobile phone, rising to 90 per cent by age 14.

Most research to date on mobile phones has focused on adults and risk of brain cancers.

While there is no convincing evidence that radio wave exposures from mobile phones effect health, scientists remain uncertain as to whether children's developing brains are more vulnerable.

It is feared that their developing nervous system may make them at greater risk of damage from the absorption of energy.

More than 160 secondary schools in the outer London area will today (TUES) receive invitations to take part.

Current UK health policy guidelines advise that children under 16 should be encouraged to use mobile phones for essential purposes only, where possible use a hands-free kit or text and, if calls are really necessary, to keep them short.

"As mobile phones are a new and widespread technology central to our lives, carrying out the SCAMP study is important in order to provide the evidence base with which to inform policy and through which parents and their children can make informed life choices," said Dr Mireille Toledano of Imperial College, the Principal Investigator of the study.