Abstract
To the Editor. —Dr Sagan 1 has reviewed the studies to date that pertain to the possible neurobehavioral effects of electromagnetic fields (EMFs). While the studies cited are certainly inconclusive, he did not mention the well-documented effects of on aspects of human circadian rhythms, and the implications regarding and human behavior. Environmental determinants of human behavior had been routinely ignored in our thinking about mental illness until rather recently. Witness the fundamental discoveries regarding the biological effects of light (electromagnetic radiation), seasons, and photoperiod on human functioning. 2,3 Could it be that artificial have similarly pervasive effects on human functioning? Wever 4 has systematically summarized his experiments concerning the effects of on circadian rhythms, as measured in temporal isolation units in West Germany (one of which was specially constructed with electromagnetic shielding). He reported that the natural EMFs inside the unshielded unit (ie, those penetrating
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