Croft, Rodney

Research Areas

1701 - PSYCHOLOGY

Research Overview

Are you accessing this page via a cellular or Wi-Fi connection? These days most people do utilise wireless connections to access the internet, and so the chances are that you are too! Wireless communication uses electromagnetic energy to send and receive information, with a substantial portion of this absorbed by the body. Croft’s research addresses the relative safety of such exposure, with the aim being to ensure that in our rush to utilise the benefits of wireless communication, we are not unwittingly being harmed by it.

Following on from undergraduate degrees in philosophy and psychology, Croft's PhD tested and developed algorithms for removing artefact from the electroencephalograph, a technique used to assess neural function. This led to postdoctoral research that tested for effects of mobile phone-related electromagnetic fields on neural function, which extended into mobile phone-related health more generally. Such ‘bioelectromagnetic’ research is now the focus of Croft’s work, where, in addition to further exploring the effects of electromagnetic fields on human neural and sleep function, his work now extends to cancer epidemiology, animal models of neurodegenerative disease, cellular models to explore mechanisms, and, due to the mild temperature elevation caused by these electromagnetic fields, thermal physiology more generally.

Croft is Director of the National Health and Medical Council of Australia’s Centre of Research Excellence in this field (the Australian Centre for Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research; ACEBR), works extensively with various government agencies, and Chairs the latest guideline development group within the International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection (ICNIRP).

Geographic Focus

International Transnational Region

Available as Research Supervisor

Available for Collaborative Projects

Head Of

Australian Centre for Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research Director 2013 - 2017

Member Of

International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection Commissioner 2012 - 2020
EME Reference Group (EMERG) Research Representative 2007 - 2016

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2022	A Letter to the Editor Regarding a 'Health Matters' Article [Speaker's Corner] Published In IEEE Microwave Magazine
2022	Acute effects of ��⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol on auditory mismatch negativity Published In Psychopharmacology
2022	Cannabidiol as a Treatment for Neurobiological, Behavioral, and Psychological Symptoms in Early-Stage Dementia: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial Protocol Published In CANNABIS AND CANNABINOID RESEARCH
2022	Effect of ambient lighting on frequency dependence in transcranial electrical stimulation-induced phosphenes Published In Scientific Reports
2022	Localization of nanospheres in pheochromocytoma-like cells following exposure to high-frequency electromagnetic fields at 18 GHz Published In Royal Society Open Science
2022	Mobile phone carrying locations and risk perception of men: A cross-sectional study Published In PLoS ONE
2022	The profile of unusual beliefs associated with metacognitive thinking and attributional styles Published In PsyCh Journal
2021	Effects of Acceleration-Induced Reductions in Retinal and Cerebral Oxygenation on Human Performance Published In Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance
2021	Effects of selective outcome reporting on risk perception Published In Environmental Research
2021	Retinal and Cortical Contributions to Phosphenes During Transcranial Electrical Current Stimulation Published In Bioelectromagnetics
2021	The Effect of GSM Electromagnetic Field Exposure on the Waking Electroencephalogram: Methodological Influences Published In Bioelectromagnetics
2021	Translocation of silica nanospheres through giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) induced by a high frequency electromagnetic field Published In RSC Advances
2021	Wi-fi related radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF): a pilot experimental study of personal exposure and risk perception Published In Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering
2020	Comments on the 2013 ICNIRP laser guidelines Published In Health Physics
2020	Framing effects in risk communication messages – Hazard identification vs. risk assessment Published In Environmental Research
2020	Gaps in knowledge relevant to the ��guidelines for limiting exposure to time-varying electric and magnetic fields (1 Hz-100 kHz)�� Published In Health Physics
2020	Guidelines for limiting exposure to electromagnetic fields (100 kHz to 300 GHz) Published In Health Physics
2020	Hyperthermia and dehydration: their independent and combined influences on physiological function during rest and exercise Published In European Journal of Applied Physiology
2020	Hyperthermia, but not dehydration, alters the electrical activity of the brain Published In European Journal of Applied Physiology
2020	ICNIRP note: Critical evaluation of two radiofrequency electromagnetic field animal carcinogenicity studies published in 2018 Published In Health Physics
2020	Intended human exposure to non-ionizing radiation for cosmetic purposes Published In Health Physics
2020	Light-emitting diodes (LEDS): Implications for safety Published In Health Physics
2020	Principles for non-ionizing radiation protection Published In Health Physics
2019	A randomised controlled trial of vaporised Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol alone and in combination in frequent and infrequent cannabis users: acute intoxication effects Published In European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience: official organ of the German society for biological psychiatry
2019	Frequency-dependent and montage-based differences in phosphene perception thresholds via transcranial alternating current stimulation Published In Bioelectromagnetics
2019	PC 12 Pheochromocytoma Cell Response to SuperHigh Frequency Terahertz Radiation fromSynchrotron Source Published In Cancers
2019	Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field Exposure and the Resting EEG: Exploring the Thermal Mechanism Hypothesis Published In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2019	Radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure and risk perception: A pilot experimental study Published In Environmental Research
2019	Uncertainty Analysis of Mobile Phone Use and Its Effect on Cognitive Function: The Application of Monte Carlo Simulation in a Cohort of Australian Primary School Children Published In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2018	Can explicit suggestions about the harmfulness of EMF exposure exacerbate a nocebo response in healthy controls? Published In Environmental Research
2018	Comparison of radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure levels in different everyday microenvironments in an international context Published In Environment International
2018	Does acute radio-frequency electromagnetic field exposure affect visual event-related potentials in healthy adults? Published In Clinical Neurophysiology
2018	ERP components associated with an indirect emotional stop signal task in healthy and depressed participants Published In International Journal of Psychophysiology
2018	Effects of aging and depression on mnemonic discrimination ability Published In Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition: A Journal on Normal and Dysfunctional Development
2018	Exposure to high-frequency electromagnetic field triggers rapid uptake of large nanosphere clusters by pheochromocytoma cells Published In International Journal of Nanomedicine
2018	IEI-EMF provocation case studies: A novel approach to testing sensitive individuals. Bioelectromagnetics Published In Bioelectromagnetics
2018	Mobile phone use and incidence of brain tumour histological types, grading or anatomical location: A populationbased ecological study Published In BMJ Open
2018	Personal Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields among Australian Adults Published In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2018	Temperature Rise for Brief Radio-Frequency Exposure Below 6 GHz Published In IEEE Access
2018	The effects of glycine on auditory mismatch negativity in schizophrenia Published In Schizophrenia Research
2018	Therapeutic Effects of Prolonged Cannabidiol Treatment on Psychological Symptoms and Cognitive Function in Regular Cannabis Users: A Pragmatic Open-Label Clinical Trial Published In Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
2017	Evidence for a differential contribution of early perceptual and late cognitive processes during encoding to episodic memory impairment in schizophrenia Published In World Journal of Biological Psychiatry
2017	ICNIRP statement on diagnostic devices using non-ionizing radiation: Existing regulations and potential health risks Published In Health Physics
2017	RF EMF risk perception revisited: Is the focus on concern sufficient for risk perception studies? Published In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2017	The Effects of Precautionary Messages about Electromagnetic Fields from Mobile Phones and Base Stations Revisited: The Role of Recipient Characteristics Published In Risk Analysis: an international journal
2017	The effect of a high frequency electromagnetic field in the microwave range on red blood cells Published In Scientific Reports
2017	The independent influences of heat strain and dehydration upon cognition Published In European Journal of Applied Physiology
2017	Use of mobile and cordless phones and change in cognitive function: a prospective cohort analysis of Australian primary school children Published In Environmental Health
2016	A closer look at the thresholds of thermal damage: Workshop report by an ICNIRP task group Published In Health Physics: the radiation safety journal
2016	Bioelectromagnetics Research within an Australian Context: The Australian Centre for Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research (ACEBR) Published In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2016	Do Wi-Fi and mobile phones really cause cancer? Experts respond Published In The Conversation
2016	Improving precautionary communication in the EMF field? Effects of making messages consistent and explaining the effectiveness of precautions Published In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2016	Mismatch negativity and P50 sensory gating in abstinent former cannabis users Published In Neural Plasticity
2016	Modulation of the N170 with classical conditioning: The use of emotional imagery and acoustic startle in healthy and depressed participants Published In Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
2016	Pulse modulated radiofrequency exposure influences cognitive performance Published In International Journal of Radiation Biology
2016	Schizotypy and auditory mismatch negativity in a non-clinical sample of young adults. Published In Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
2016	Slow eyelid closure as a measure of driver drowsiness and its relationship to performance Published In Traffic Injury Prevention
2016	Striatal morphology correlates with frontostriatal electrophysiological motor processing in Huntington’s disease: an IMAGE-HD study Published In Brain and Behavior
2016	The bioeffects resulting from prokaryotic cells and yeast being exposed to an 18 GHz electromagnetic field Published In PLoS One
2016	The lessons to be learned now the ABC’s pulled its ‘inaccurate’ Wi-Fried program Published In The Conversation
2016	The relevance of attention in schizophrenia P50 paired stimulus studies Published In Clinical Neurophysiology
2016	Thermal and cardiovascular strain imposed by motorcycle protective clothing under Australian summer conditions Published In Ergonomics: an international journal of research and practice in human factors and ergonomics
2016	Use of mobile and cordless phones and cognition in Australian primary school children: A prospective cohort study Published In Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source
2016	White matter correlates of episodic memory encoding and retrieval in schizophrenia Published In Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
2015	18 GHz electromagnetic field induces permeability of Gram-positive cocci Published In Scientific Reports
2015	Abnormal electrophysiological motor responses in Huntington's disease: Evidence of premanifest compensation Published In PLoS One
2015	Boyce Worthley Oration. ‘Drawing the line’: A risk communication perspective Published In Radiation Protection in Australasia
2015	Can motorcycle riding in Australia really be that thermally stressful? Published In Extreme Physiology & Medicine
2015	Clarifying the functional process represented by P50 suppression Published In International Journal of Psychophysiology
2015	Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) alone and in combination affect brain activity during rest Published In EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
2015	Erratum: 18 GHz electromagnetic field induces permeability of Gram-positive cocci (Scientific Reports (2015) 5 (10980) doi: 10.1038/srep10980)) Published In Scientific Reports
2014	Chronic effects of cannabis use on the auditory mismatch negativity Published In Biological Psychiatry
2014	Emotion perception and electrophysiological correlates in Huntington’s disease Published In Clinical Neurophysiology
2014	Erratum to AComparison of the Effect of Mobile Phone Use and Alcohol Consumption on Driving Simulation Performance (Traffic Injury Prevention, 13, 6 (566-574), 10.1080/15389588.2012.683118) Published In Traffic Injury Prevention
2014	Guidelines for limiting exposure to electric fields induced by movement of the human body in a static magnetic field and by time-varying magnetic fields below 1 Hz Published In Health Physics
2014	Identification of BDNF sensitive electrophysiological markers of synaptic activity and their structural correlates in healthy subjects using a genetic approach utilizing the functional BDNF Val66Met polymorphism Published In PLoS ONE
2014	Investigating the reliability and validity of candidate psychophysiological endophenotypes of affective processing Published In International Journal of Psychophysiology
2014	Late cortical plasticity in motor and auditory cortex: role of met-allele in BDNF Val66Met polymorphism Published In International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
2013	Chronic effects of cannabis on sensory gating Published In International Journal of Psychophysiology
2013	Cognitive components of simulated driving performance: sleep loss effects and predictors Published In Accident Analysis and Prevention
2013	Oscillatory underpinnings of mismatch negativity and their relationship with cognitive function in patients with schizophrenia Published In PLoS One
2013	The alpha band of the resting electroencephalogram under pulsed and continuous radio frequency exposures Published In IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
2013	The potent M1 receptor allosteric agonist GSK1034702 improves episodic memory in humans in the nicotine abstinence model of cognitive dysfunction Published In International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
2013	Use of mobile phones and cognitive effects in primary school children Published In ISEE Conference Abstracts
2013	When precaution creates misunderstandings: The unintended effects of precautionary information on perceived risks, the EMF case Published In Risk Analysis: an international journal
2012	A comparison of the effect of mobile phone use and alcohol consumption on driving simulation performance Published In Traffic Injury Prevention
2012	Comorbid externalising behaviour in AD/HD: Evidence for a distinct pathological entity in adolescence Published In PLoS One
2012	DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING DEMONSTRATES REDUCED WHITE MATTER INTEGRITY IN SCHIZOPHRENIA THAT IS RELATED TO POORER MEMORY PERFORMANCE Published In SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH
2012	Does coffee enriched with chlorogenic acids improve mood and cognition after acute administration in healthy elderly? A pilot study Published In Psychopharmacology
2012	Emotive interference during cognitive processing in major depression: An investigation of lower alpha 1 activity Published In Journal of Affective Disorders
2012	Individual differences in the effects of mobile phone exposure on human sleep: rethinking the problem Published In Bioelectromagnetics
2012	Influence of 18GHz microwave radiation on the enzymatic activity of Escherichia coli lactate dehydrogenase and cytochrome c oxidase Published In Journal of physical science and application
2012	Review of the specific effects of microwave radiation on bacterial cells Published In Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
2012	The acute effects of d-amphetamine and d-methamphetamine on ERP components in humans Published In European Neuropsychopharmacology
2012	The effect of d,l-methamphetamine on simulated driving performance Published In Psychopharmacology
2012	The effect of d-methamphetamine on simulated driving performance Published In Human Psychopharmacology
2012	The effects of regular long-term cannabis use on auditory mismatch negativity (MMN) Published In Schizophrenia Research
2011	A test of four EOG correction methods using an improved validation technique Published In International Journal of Psychophysiology
2011	An evaluation of P50 paired-click methodologies Published In Psychophysiology
2011	Don’t panic, mobile phones are still only as carcinogenic as pickles Published In The Conversation
2011	Effects of 2G and 3G mobile phones on performance and electrophysiology in adolescents, young adults and older adults Published In Clinical Neurophysiology
2011	Evidence for sex differences in the loudness dependence of the auditory evoked potential in humans Published In Human Psychopharmacology
2011	High-dose glycine impairs the prepulse inhibition measure of sensorimotor gating in humans Published In Journal of Psychopharmacology
2011	Individualized alpha activity and frontal asymmetry in major depression Published In Clinical EEG and Neuroscience
2011	Interaction of estrogen with central serotonergic mechanisms in human sensory processing: loudness dependence of the auditory evoked potential and mismatch negativity Published In Journal of Psychopharmacology
2011	Scaremongering on Today Tonight: the truth about wireless radiation risks Published In The Conversation
2011	Specific electromagnetic effects of microwave radiation on escherichia coli Published In Applied and Environmental Microbiology
2011	Temporal stability of regression-based electrooculographic correction coefficients Published In Psychophysiology
2011	The effect of sleep deprivation on BOLD activity elicited by a divided attention task Published In Brain Imaging and Behavior: an international journal
2010	A combined rTMS and ERP investigation of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex involvement in response inhibition Published In Clinical EEG and Neuroscience
2010	Acute dopamine and/or serotonin depletion does not modulate mismatch negativity (MMN) in healthy human participants Published In Psychopharmacology
2010	An evaluation of P50 suppression methodologies Published In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY
2010	Auditory mismatch negativity and long-term cannabis use Published In Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
2010	Augmenting serotonin neurotransmission with citalopram modulates emotional expression decoding but not structural encoding of moderate intensity sad facial emotional stimuli: an event-related potential (ERP) investigation Published In Journal of Psychopharmacology
2010	ERP correlates of response inhibition after-effects in the stop signal task Published In Experimental Brain Research
2010	Effects of 2G and 3G mobile phones on human alpha rhythms: resting EEG in adolescents, young adults and the elderly Published In Bioelectromagnetics
2010	Electrophysiological measures as potential biomarkers in Huntington's disease: review and future directions Published In Brain Research Reviews
2010	Hypnotic Analgesia Affects the Processing of Painful Stimuli Published In Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
2010	Hypnotic analgesia affecects thehe procecessing of painful stimuli Published In Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
2010	SAR versus Sinc: what is the appropriate RF exposure metric in the range 1-10 GHz? Part I: using planar body models Published In Bioelectromagnetics
2010	The loudness dependence auditory evoked potential is insensitive to acute changes in serotonergic and noradrenergic neurotransmission Published In Human Psychopharmacology
2010	Upper alpha activity during working memory processing reflects abnormal inhibition in major depression Published In Journal of Affective Disorders
2010	Use of mobile phones and changes in cognitive function in adolescents
2009	A new sterilization technique of bovine pericardial biomaterial using microwave radiation Published In Tissue Engineering Part C: Methods
2009	A study of intensity dependence of the auditory evoked potential (IDAEP) in medicated melancholic and non-melancholic depression Published In Journal of Affective Disorders
2009	An evaluation of P50 suppression methodologies Published In Clinical EEG and Neuroscience
2009	Brain dynamics in the auditory oddball task as a function of stimulus intensity and task requirments Published In International Journal of Psychophysiology
2009	Effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields on the human nervous system Published In Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part B: Critical Reviews
2009	Evidence for modulation of facial emotional processing bias during emotional expression decoding by serotonergic and noradrenergic antidepressants: an event-related potential (ERP) study Published In Psychopharmacology
2009	Is ocular voltage propagation to the electroencephalogram frequency dependent? Published In Psychophysiology
2009	Mobile telephone use is associated with changes in cognitive function in young adolescents Published In Bioelectromagnetics
2008	Acute high-dose glycine attenuates mismatch negativity (MMN) in healthy human controls Published In Psychopharmacology
2008	An examination of acute changes in serotonergic neurotransmission using the loudness dependence measure of auditory cortex evoked activity: effects of citalopram, escitalopram and sertraline Published In Human Psychopharmacology
2008	Differential Effects of Acute Serotonin and Dopamine Depletion on Prepulse Inhibition and P50 Suppression Measures of Sensorimotor and Sensory Gating in Humans Published In Neuropsychopharmacology
2008	Dosimetric evaluation and comparison of different RF exposure apparatuses used in human volunteer studies Published In Bioelectromagnetics
2008	EOG correction review and program Published In Clinical EEG and Neuroscience
2008	Effects of rTMS on an auditory oddball task: a pilot study of cortical plasticity and the EEG Published In Clinical EEG and Neuroscience
2008	Effects of selective and combined serotonin and dopamine depletion on the loudness dependence of the auditory evoked potential (LDAEP) in humans Published In Human Psychopharmacology
2008	Estradiol treatment and its interaction with the cholinergic system: Effects on cognitive function in healthy young women Published In Hormones and Behaviour
2008	Mobile phones and brain tumours: a review of epidemiological research Published In Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine
2008	One-channel EOG artefact correction - an analytic approach Published In Psychophysiology
2008	Processing impairments in OCD: it is more than inhibition! Published In Behaviour Research and Therapy
2008	The Effect of Acute Sleep Deprivation on Visual Evoked Potentials in Professional Drivers Published In Sleep
2008	The cognitive effects of modulating the glycine site of the NMDA receptor with high-dose glycine in healthy controls Published In Human Psychopharmacology
2008	The effect of GSM-like ELF radiation on the alpha band of the human resting EEG Published In IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Conference Proceedings
2008	The effect of mobile phone electromagnetic fields on the alpha rhythm of human electroencephalogram Published In Bioelectromagnetics
2008	The loudness dependence of the auditory evoked potential (LDAEP) as an in vivo biomarker of central serotonergic function in humans: rationale, evaluation and review of findings Published In Human Psychopharmacology
2007	Acute dopamine D1 and D2 receptor stimulation does not modulate mismatch negativity (MMN) in healthy human subjects Published In Psychopharmacology
2007	Acute serotonin and dopamine depletion improves attentional control: findings from the stroop task Published In Neuropsychopharmacology
2007	Brain dynamics in the active vs. passive auditory oddball task: Exploration of narrow-band EEG phase effects Published In Clinical Neurophysiology
2007	Coherence in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and excess beta in their EEG Published In Clinical Neurophysiology
2007	Comparison of the effects of continuous and pulsed mobile phone like RF exposure on the human EEG Published In Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine
2007	EEG electrode caps can reduce SAR induced in the head by GSM900 mobile phones Published In IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
2007	High dose glycine inhibits the loudness dependence of the auditory evoked potential (LDAEP) in healthy humans Published In Psychopharmacology
2007	Is ocular voltage propagation to the EEG frequency dependent? Published In Clinical EEG and Neuroscience
2006	Executive Functions in Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder: State or Trait Deficits? Published In Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
2003	The P300 wave in schizophrenia: A family study Published In SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH
2003	The use of a 'phantom scalp' to assess the possible direct pickup of mobile phone handset emissions by electroencephalogram electrode leads Published In Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing
2002	'Danger' remains best message Published In Psychologist
2002	Pain perception, hypnosis and 40 Hz oscillations Published In International Journal of Psychophysiology
2001	Electrophysiological evidence of serotonergic impairment in long-term MDMA ("Ecstasy") users Published In American Journal of Psychiatry
2001	Gamma oscillation topography and pain. Published In NEUROIMAGE
2001	Mismatch negativity in schizophrenia: results from a family study Published In NEUROIMAGE
2001	The relative contributions of ecstasy and cannabis to cognitive impairment Published In Psychopharmacology
2000	Gamma and beta frequency oscillations in response to novel auditory stimuli: A comparison of human electroencephalogram (EEG) data with in vitro models Published In Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
1998	EOG correction: A new aligned-artifact average solution Published In Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology
1998	EOG correction: A new perspective Published In Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Chapter

Year	Title
2018	Are there hidden dangers to mobile phone use? Published In The Routledge International Handbook of Psychobiology Publisher : Routledge
2018	Are there hidden dangers to mobile phone use? Published In The Routledge International Handbook of Psychobiology Publisher : Taylor & Francis
2018	Are there hidden dangers to mobile phone use? A psychobiological perspective Published In Routledge International Handbook of Psychobiology Publisher
2017	Perceived Hypersensitivity: Anecdotal Versus Objective Evidence Published In Non-ionizing Radiation Protection Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
2017	Perceived hypersensitivity: Anecdotal versus objective evidence Published In Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection: Summary of Research and Policy Options Publisher Hoboken, United States
2014	7.16 Biological Effects and Health Consequences of ELF and RF Fields Published In Comprehensive Biomedical Physics Publisher Elsevier
2014	Biological effects and health consequences of ELF and RF fields Published In Comprehensive Biomedical Physics Publisher Amsterdam, Netherlands

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2022	A technique to achieve estimation of the amount of absorbed energy when using diverse cell types at THz frequencies Published In ICIIBMS 2022 - 7th International Conference on Intelligent Informatics and Biomedical Sciences
2017	DETERMINING THE FUNCTIONAL CONSEQUENCE OF THE RF-EEG EFFECT Published In JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH
2016	Cannabinoid effects on brain structure, function and neurochemistry Published In EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
2016	THE EFFECT OF FLOATATION RESTRICTED ENVIRONMENTAL STIMULATION THERAPY ON SLEEP Published In JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH
2015	Motorcycle protective clothing: physiological and perceptual barriers to its summer use Published In Proceedings of the 2015 Australasian Road Safety Conference
2015	Opposite effects of THC and CBD on auditory mismatch negativity: a randomised controlled trial of acute cannabinoid Published In 28th ECNP Congress
2013	An investigation of mismatch negativity in current and ex-cannabis users using a feature controlled method Published In 23rd Australasian Society for Psychophysiology Conference & Annual Meeting of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology: Program, Abstracts and Information
2013	Familial analysis of MMN in cannabis users: A case study Published In 23rd Australasian Society for Psychophysiology Conference & Annual Meeting of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology: Program, Abstracts and Information
2013	Human neurophysiology and mobile phone-related health Published In 23rd Australasian Society for Psychophysiology Conference & Annual Meeting of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology: Program, Abstracts and Information
2013	Mismatch negativity (MMN) and schizotypy in nonclinical young adults Published In 23rd Australasian Society for Psychophysiology Conference & Annual Meeting of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology: Program, Abstracts and Information
2013	Neural correlates of successful encoding in schizophrenia: an event-related potential study Published In 23rd Australasian Society for Psychophysiology Conference & Annual Meeting of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology: Program, Abstracts and Information
2013	The affects of heat strain and dehydration on cognitive function Published In Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Environmental Ergonomics
2009	Do 2nd and 3rd generation mobile phone exposures affect sensory and cognitive function in adolescents, adults and elderly? Published In BioEM2009, the Joint Meeting of The Bioelectromagnetics Society (BEMS) and the European BioElectromagnetics Association (EBEA)
2009	Effects of 2G and 3G mobile phones on performance and neurophysiology in adolescents, young adults and older adults Published In Australiasian Society for Psychophysiology
2009	Investigation of the effects of non thermal microwave radiation on prokaryotic cells Published In BioEM 2009
2009	Precautionary measures and risk perception about mobile communications in an Australian sample Published In Australasian radiation protection society conference 2009
2009	Results of the 'international study of the effects of information about precautionary measures on risk perceptions of mobile telephony (ISEP)' Published In BioEM2009: technical program
2009	Session 15: Human Studies - Chair Published In BioEM2009
2009	The Effect of 2G GSM mobile phone electromagnetic fields on the alpha rhythm of human resting EEG: retesting the same individuals Published In BioEM2009, the Joint Meeting of The Bioelectromagnetics Society (BEMS) and the European BioElectromagnetics Association (EBEA)
2009	The acute effects of caffeinated coffee on the mismatch negativity in a healthy older population Published In Conference of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology
2009	The effect of GSM-Like RF And ELF fields on the human resting EEG Published In BioEM2009: the Joint Meeting of the European BioElectromagnetics Association and the Bioelectromagnetics Society
2008	Do mobile phones affect sleep? Investigating effects of mobile phone exposure on human sleep EEG Published In BIOSIGNALS 2008 - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing
2005	The EEG in subnormal-IQ children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder Published In AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
2004	Can surrogate EOG channels be employed to account for ocular artefact in the EEG? Published In AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
2004	Effects of methylphenidate on EEG coherence in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder Published In AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
2003	A comparison of four EOG correction methods Published In AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
2000	The contribution of cannabis to ecstasy-related serotonin dysfunction Published In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY

Investigator On

Year	Title
2018 - 2024	The Australian Centre for Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Centres of Research Excellence
2022	Misinformation and the stress response: Investigating the role of alarmist media reports on acute stress and the presentation of non-specific symptoms attributed to electromagnetic fields (EMF) Awarded by: Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) Funding Scheme: Electromagnetic Energy (EME) Program ¿ Minor Research Projects
2021	Barnes Mazes for rats and mice Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Equipment Grant
2015	Alcohol advertising to women in Australia Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2015	Motorcycle protective clothing: heat discomfort and physiological strain Awarded by: NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust Funding Scheme: Grant
2013	Centre of Research Excellence for Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Centres of Research Excellence
2013	Centre of Research Excellence for Population Health Research on Electromagnetic Energy Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Centres of Research Excellence
2011	Vulnerability markers in the association between cannabis and schizophrenia Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Project Grant
2009	Australian Centre for Radiofrequency Bioeffects Research (ACRBR) Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Centres of Excellence
2009	Mobile phones, radiofrequency exposure and the development of cognitive function in primary school children Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Project Grant
	Exposures of mobile phone radiofrequency electromagnetic energy in juveniles: effects on brain development and behaviours Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Ideas Grant
	ICNIRP Workshop: Radiofrequency Field Health Effects and Standards Awarded by: NSW Department of Trade and Investment Funding Scheme: Research Attraction and Acceleration Program
	Tailoring adjunct glycine therapy in schizophrenia Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Complementary & Alternative Medicine Research Grant

Available as Research Supervisor

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	The Psychological Effects of Magnetic Fields on Occupationally-Exposed Individuals	Evans, Ian
Doctor of Philosophy	The Psychological and Neural Correlates of Unusual Beliefs.	Coleman, Elle
Doctor of Philosophy	Effects of Radiofrequency Energy on Cognitive Function in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease	Sylvester, Emma
Doctor of Philosophy	Joining the hemifields, a characterisation of transcallosal connections in human early visual cortex.	Neaves, William
Doctor of Philosophy	Biomarkers of Treatment Responsivity in Major Depressive Disorder: Using Electrophysiological and Neuroendocrine Markers to Delineate Depressive Sub-types	Thomson, Lachlan
Doctor of Philosophy	Impact of mobile radiofrequency electromagnetic waves on behaviour and neurotransmission during the childhood-adolescent period.	Bala, Nathan

Full Name

Rodney James Croft

Mailing Address

Northfields Ave

Wollongong

NSW

2522

Australia

Geographic Location

Wollongong, NSW, Australia

Located In Facility

Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute

Research Overview

Are you accessing this page via a cellular or Wi-Fi connection? These days most people do utilise wireless connections to access the internet, and so the chances are that you are too! Wireless communication uses electromagnetic energy to send and receive information, with a substantial portion of this absorbed by the body. Croft’s research addresses the relative safety of such exposure, with the aim being to ensure that in our rush to utilise the benefits of wireless communication, we are not unwittingly being harmed by it.

Following on from undergraduate degrees in philosophy and psychology, Croft's PhD tested and developed algorithms for removing artefact from the electroencephalograph, a technique used to assess neural function. This led to postdoctoral research that tested for effects of mobile phone-related electromagnetic fields on neural function, which extended into mobile phone-related health more generally. Such ‘bioelectromagnetic’ research is now the focus of Croft’s work, where, in addition to further exploring the effects of electromagnetic fields on human neural and sleep function, his work now extends to cancer epidemiology, animal models of neurodegenerative disease, cellular models to explore mechanisms, and, due to the mild temperature elevation caused by these electromagnetic fields, thermal physiology more generally.

Croft is Director of the National Health and Medical Council of Australia’s Centre of Research Excellence in this field (the Australian Centre for Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research; ACEBR), works extensively with various government agencies, and Chairs the latest guideline development group within the International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection (ICNIRP).

Geographic Focus

International Transnational Region

Head Of

Australian Centre for Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research Director 2013 - 2017

Member Of

International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection Commissioner 2012 - 2020
EME Reference Group (EMERG) Research Representative 2007 - 2016

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2022	A Letter to the Editor Regarding a 'Health Matters' Article [Speaker's Corner] Published In IEEE Microwave Magazine
2022	Acute effects of ��⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol on auditory mismatch negativity Published In Psychopharmacology
2022	Cannabidiol as a Treatment for Neurobiological, Behavioral, and Psychological Symptoms in Early-Stage Dementia: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial Protocol Published In CANNABIS AND CANNABINOID RESEARCH
2022	Effect of ambient lighting on frequency dependence in transcranial electrical stimulation-induced phosphenes Published In Scientific Reports
2022	Localization of nanospheres in pheochromocytoma-like cells following exposure to high-frequency electromagnetic fields at 18 GHz Published In Royal Society Open Science
2022	Mobile phone carrying locations and risk perception of men: A cross-sectional study Published In PLoS ONE
2022	The profile of unusual beliefs associated with metacognitive thinking and attributional styles Published In PsyCh Journal
2021	Effects of Acceleration-Induced Reductions in Retinal and Cerebral Oxygenation on Human Performance Published In Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance
2021	Effects of selective outcome reporting on risk perception Published In Environmental Research
2021	Retinal and Cortical Contributions to Phosphenes During Transcranial Electrical Current Stimulation Published In Bioelectromagnetics
2021	The Effect of GSM Electromagnetic Field Exposure on the Waking Electroencephalogram: Methodological Influences Published In Bioelectromagnetics
2021	Translocation of silica nanospheres through giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) induced by a high frequency electromagnetic field Published In RSC Advances
2021	Wi-fi related radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF): a pilot experimental study of personal exposure and risk perception Published In Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering
2020	Comments on the 2013 ICNIRP laser guidelines Published In Health Physics
2020	Framing effects in risk communication messages – Hazard identification vs. risk assessment Published In Environmental Research
2020	Gaps in knowledge relevant to the ��guidelines for limiting exposure to time-varying electric and magnetic fields (1 Hz-100 kHz)�� Published In Health Physics
2020	Guidelines for limiting exposure to electromagnetic fields (100 kHz to 300 GHz) Published In Health Physics
2020	Hyperthermia and dehydration: their independent and combined influences on physiological function during rest and exercise Published In European Journal of Applied Physiology
2020	Hyperthermia, but not dehydration, alters the electrical activity of the brain Published In European Journal of Applied Physiology
2020	ICNIRP note: Critical evaluation of two radiofrequency electromagnetic field animal carcinogenicity studies published in 2018 Published In Health Physics
2020	Intended human exposure to non-ionizing radiation for cosmetic purposes Published In Health Physics
2020	Light-emitting diodes (LEDS): Implications for safety Published In Health Physics
2020	Principles for non-ionizing radiation protection Published In Health Physics
2019	A randomised controlled trial of vaporised Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol alone and in combination in frequent and infrequent cannabis users: acute intoxication effects Published In European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience: official organ of the German society for biological psychiatry
2019	Frequency-dependent and montage-based differences in phosphene perception thresholds via transcranial alternating current stimulation Published In Bioelectromagnetics
2019	PC 12 Pheochromocytoma Cell Response to SuperHigh Frequency Terahertz Radiation fromSynchrotron Source Published In Cancers
2019	Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field Exposure and the Resting EEG: Exploring the Thermal Mechanism Hypothesis Published In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2019	Radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure and risk perception: A pilot experimental study Published In Environmental Research
2019	Uncertainty Analysis of Mobile Phone Use and Its Effect on Cognitive Function: The Application of Monte Carlo Simulation in a Cohort of Australian Primary School Children Published In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2018	Can explicit suggestions about the harmfulness of EMF exposure exacerbate a nocebo response in healthy controls? Published In Environmental Research
2018	Comparison of radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure levels in different everyday microenvironments in an international context Published In Environment International
2018	Does acute radio-frequency electromagnetic field exposure affect visual event-related potentials in healthy adults? Published In Clinical Neurophysiology
2018	ERP components associated with an indirect emotional stop signal task in healthy and depressed participants Published In International Journal of Psychophysiology
2018	Effects of aging and depression on mnemonic discrimination ability Published In Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition: A Journal on Normal and Dysfunctional Development
2018	Exposure to high-frequency electromagnetic field triggers rapid uptake of large nanosphere clusters by pheochromocytoma cells Published In International Journal of Nanomedicine
2018	IEI-EMF provocation case studies: A novel approach to testing sensitive individuals. Bioelectromagnetics Published In Bioelectromagnetics
2018	Mobile phone use and incidence of brain tumour histological types, grading or anatomical location: A populationbased ecological study Published In BMJ Open
2018	Personal Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields among Australian Adults Published In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2018	Temperature Rise for Brief Radio-Frequency Exposure Below 6 GHz Published In IEEE Access
2018	The effects of glycine on auditory mismatch negativity in schizophrenia Published In Schizophrenia Research
2018	Therapeutic Effects of Prolonged Cannabidiol Treatment on Psychological Symptoms and Cognitive Function in Regular Cannabis Users: A Pragmatic Open-Label Clinical Trial Published In Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
2017	Evidence for a differential contribution of early perceptual and late cognitive processes during encoding to episodic memory impairment in schizophrenia Published In World Journal of Biological Psychiatry
2017	ICNIRP statement on diagnostic devices using non-ionizing radiation: Existing regulations and potential health risks Published In Health Physics
2017	RF EMF risk perception revisited: Is the focus on concern sufficient for risk perception studies? Published In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2017	The Effects of Precautionary Messages about Electromagnetic Fields from Mobile Phones and Base Stations Revisited: The Role of Recipient Characteristics Published In Risk Analysis: an international journal
2017	The effect of a high frequency electromagnetic field in the microwave range on red blood cells Published In Scientific Reports
2017	The independent influences of heat strain and dehydration upon cognition Published In European Journal of Applied Physiology
2017	Use of mobile and cordless phones and change in cognitive function: a prospective cohort analysis of Australian primary school children Published In Environmental Health
2016	A closer look at the thresholds of thermal damage: Workshop report by an ICNIRP task group Published In Health Physics: the radiation safety journal
2016	Bioelectromagnetics Research within an Australian Context: The Australian Centre for Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research (ACEBR) Published In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2016	Do Wi-Fi and mobile phones really cause cancer? Experts respond Published In The Conversation
2016	Improving precautionary communication in the EMF field? Effects of making messages consistent and explaining the effectiveness of precautions Published In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2016	Mismatch negativity and P50 sensory gating in abstinent former cannabis users Published In Neural Plasticity
2016	Modulation of the N170 with classical conditioning: The use of emotional imagery and acoustic startle in healthy and depressed participants Published In Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
2016	Pulse modulated radiofrequency exposure influences cognitive performance Published In International Journal of Radiation Biology
2016	Schizotypy and auditory mismatch negativity in a non-clinical sample of young adults. Published In Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
2016	Slow eyelid closure as a measure of driver drowsiness and its relationship to performance Published In Traffic Injury Prevention
2016	Striatal morphology correlates with frontostriatal electrophysiological motor processing in Huntington’s disease: an IMAGE-HD study Published In Brain and Behavior
2016	The bioeffects resulting from prokaryotic cells and yeast being exposed to an 18 GHz electromagnetic field Published In PLoS One
2016	The lessons to be learned now the ABC’s pulled its ‘inaccurate’ Wi-Fried program Published In The Conversation
2016	The relevance of attention in schizophrenia P50 paired stimulus studies Published In Clinical Neurophysiology
2016	Thermal and cardiovascular strain imposed by motorcycle protective clothing under Australian summer conditions Published In Ergonomics: an international journal of research and practice in human factors and ergonomics
2016	Use of mobile and cordless phones and cognition in Australian primary school children: A prospective cohort study Published In Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source
2016	White matter correlates of episodic memory encoding and retrieval in schizophrenia Published In Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
2015	18 GHz electromagnetic field induces permeability of Gram-positive cocci Published In Scientific Reports
2015	Abnormal electrophysiological motor responses in Huntington's disease: Evidence of premanifest compensation Published In PLoS One
2015	Boyce Worthley Oration. ‘Drawing the line’: A risk communication perspective Published In Radiation Protection in Australasia
2015	Can motorcycle riding in Australia really be that thermally stressful? Published In Extreme Physiology & Medicine
2015	Clarifying the functional process represented by P50 suppression Published In International Journal of Psychophysiology
2015	Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) alone and in combination affect brain activity during rest Published In EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
2015	Erratum: 18 GHz electromagnetic field induces permeability of Gram-positive cocci (Scientific Reports (2015) 5 (10980) doi: 10.1038/srep10980)) Published In Scientific Reports
2014	Chronic effects of cannabis use on the auditory mismatch negativity Published In Biological Psychiatry
2014	Emotion perception and electrophysiological correlates in Huntington’s disease Published In Clinical Neurophysiology
2014	Erratum to AComparison of the Effect of Mobile Phone Use and Alcohol Consumption on Driving Simulation Performance (Traffic Injury Prevention, 13, 6 (566-574), 10.1080/15389588.2012.683118) Published In Traffic Injury Prevention
2014	Guidelines for limiting exposure to electric fields induced by movement of the human body in a static magnetic field and by time-varying magnetic fields below 1 Hz Published In Health Physics
2014	Identification of BDNF sensitive electrophysiological markers of synaptic activity and their structural correlates in healthy subjects using a genetic approach utilizing the functional BDNF Val66Met polymorphism Published In PLoS ONE
2014	Investigating the reliability and validity of candidate psychophysiological endophenotypes of affective processing Published In International Journal of Psychophysiology
2014	Late cortical plasticity in motor and auditory cortex: role of met-allele in BDNF Val66Met polymorphism Published In International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
2013	Chronic effects of cannabis on sensory gating Published In International Journal of Psychophysiology
2013	Cognitive components of simulated driving performance: sleep loss effects and predictors Published In Accident Analysis and Prevention
2013	Oscillatory underpinnings of mismatch negativity and their relationship with cognitive function in patients with schizophrenia Published In PLoS One
2013	The alpha band of the resting electroencephalogram under pulsed and continuous radio frequency exposures Published In IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
2013	The potent M1 receptor allosteric agonist GSK1034702 improves episodic memory in humans in the nicotine abstinence model of cognitive dysfunction Published In International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
2013	Use of mobile phones and cognitive effects in primary school children Published In ISEE Conference Abstracts
2013	When precaution creates misunderstandings: The unintended effects of precautionary information on perceived risks, the EMF case Published In Risk Analysis: an international journal
2012	A comparison of the effect of mobile phone use and alcohol consumption on driving simulation performance Published In Traffic Injury Prevention
2012	Comorbid externalising behaviour in AD/HD: Evidence for a distinct pathological entity in adolescence Published In PLoS One
2012	DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING DEMONSTRATES REDUCED WHITE MATTER INTEGRITY IN SCHIZOPHRENIA THAT IS RELATED TO POORER MEMORY PERFORMANCE Published In SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH
2012	Does coffee enriched with chlorogenic acids improve mood and cognition after acute administration in healthy elderly? A pilot study Published In Psychopharmacology
2012	Emotive interference during cognitive processing in major depression: An investigation of lower alpha 1 activity Published In Journal of Affective Disorders
2012	Individual differences in the effects of mobile phone exposure on human sleep: rethinking the problem Published In Bioelectromagnetics
2012	Influence of 18GHz microwave radiation on the enzymatic activity of Escherichia coli lactate dehydrogenase and cytochrome c oxidase Published In Journal of physical science and application
2012	Review of the specific effects of microwave radiation on bacterial cells Published In Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
2012	The acute effects of d-amphetamine and d-methamphetamine on ERP components in humans Published In European Neuropsychopharmacology
2012	The effect of d,l-methamphetamine on simulated driving performance Published In Psychopharmacology
2012	The effect of d-methamphetamine on simulated driving performance Published In Human Psychopharmacology
2012	The effects of regular long-term cannabis use on auditory mismatch negativity (MMN) Published In Schizophrenia Research
2011	A test of four EOG correction methods using an improved validation technique Published In International Journal of Psychophysiology
2011	An evaluation of P50 paired-click methodologies Published In Psychophysiology
2011	Don’t panic, mobile phones are still only as carcinogenic as pickles Published In The Conversation
2011	Effects of 2G and 3G mobile phones on performance and electrophysiology in adolescents, young adults and older adults Published In Clinical Neurophysiology
2011	Evidence for sex differences in the loudness dependence of the auditory evoked potential in humans Published In Human Psychopharmacology
2011	High-dose glycine impairs the prepulse inhibition measure of sensorimotor gating in humans Published In Journal of Psychopharmacology
2011	Individualized alpha activity and frontal asymmetry in major depression Published In Clinical EEG and Neuroscience
2011	Interaction of estrogen with central serotonergic mechanisms in human sensory processing: loudness dependence of the auditory evoked potential and mismatch negativity Published In Journal of Psychopharmacology
2011	Scaremongering on Today Tonight: the truth about wireless radiation risks Published In The Conversation
2011	Specific electromagnetic effects of microwave radiation on escherichia coli Published In Applied and Environmental Microbiology
2011	Temporal stability of regression-based electrooculographic correction coefficients Published In Psychophysiology
2011	The effect of sleep deprivation on BOLD activity elicited by a divided attention task Published In Brain Imaging and Behavior: an international journal
2010	A combined rTMS and ERP investigation of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex involvement in response inhibition Published In Clinical EEG and Neuroscience
2010	Acute dopamine and/or serotonin depletion does not modulate mismatch negativity (MMN) in healthy human participants Published In Psychopharmacology
2010	An evaluation of P50 suppression methodologies Published In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY
2010	Auditory mismatch negativity and long-term cannabis use Published In Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
2010	Augmenting serotonin neurotransmission with citalopram modulates emotional expression decoding but not structural encoding of moderate intensity sad facial emotional stimuli: an event-related potential (ERP) investigation Published In Journal of Psychopharmacology
2010	ERP correlates of response inhibition after-effects in the stop signal task Published In Experimental Brain Research
2010	Effects of 2G and 3G mobile phones on human alpha rhythms: resting EEG in adolescents, young adults and the elderly Published In Bioelectromagnetics
2010	Electrophysiological measures as potential biomarkers in Huntington's disease: review and future directions Published In Brain Research Reviews
2010	Hypnotic Analgesia Affects the Processing of Painful Stimuli Published In Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
2010	Hypnotic analgesia affecects thehe procecessing of painful stimuli Published In Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
2010	SAR versus Sinc: what is the appropriate RF exposure metric in the range 1-10 GHz? Part I: using planar body models Published In Bioelectromagnetics
2010	The loudness dependence auditory evoked potential is insensitive to acute changes in serotonergic and noradrenergic neurotransmission Published In Human Psychopharmacology
2010	Upper alpha activity during working memory processing reflects abnormal inhibition in major depression Published In Journal of Affective Disorders
2010	Use of mobile phones and changes in cognitive function in adolescents
2009	A new sterilization technique of bovine pericardial biomaterial using microwave radiation Published In Tissue Engineering Part C: Methods
2009	A study of intensity dependence of the auditory evoked potential (IDAEP) in medicated melancholic and non-melancholic depression Published In Journal of Affective Disorders
2009	An evaluation of P50 suppression methodologies Published In Clinical EEG and Neuroscience
2009	Brain dynamics in the auditory oddball task as a function of stimulus intensity and task requirments Published In International Journal of Psychophysiology
2009	Effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields on the human nervous system Published In Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part B: Critical Reviews
2009	Evidence for modulation of facial emotional processing bias during emotional expression decoding by serotonergic and noradrenergic antidepressants: an event-related potential (ERP) study Published In Psychopharmacology
2009	Is ocular voltage propagation to the electroencephalogram frequency dependent? Published In Psychophysiology
2009	Mobile telephone use is associated with changes in cognitive function in young adolescents Published In Bioelectromagnetics
2008	Acute high-dose glycine attenuates mismatch negativity (MMN) in healthy human controls Published In Psychopharmacology
2008	An examination of acute changes in serotonergic neurotransmission using the loudness dependence measure of auditory cortex evoked activity: effects of citalopram, escitalopram and sertraline Published In Human Psychopharmacology
2008	Differential Effects of Acute Serotonin and Dopamine Depletion on Prepulse Inhibition and P50 Suppression Measures of Sensorimotor and Sensory Gating in Humans Published In Neuropsychopharmacology
2008	Dosimetric evaluation and comparison of different RF exposure apparatuses used in human volunteer studies Published In Bioelectromagnetics
2008	EOG correction review and program Published In Clinical EEG and Neuroscience
2008	Effects of rTMS on an auditory oddball task: a pilot study of cortical plasticity and the EEG Published In Clinical EEG and Neuroscience
2008	Effects of selective and combined serotonin and dopamine depletion on the loudness dependence of the auditory evoked potential (LDAEP) in humans Published In Human Psychopharmacology
2008	Estradiol treatment and its interaction with the cholinergic system: Effects on cognitive function in healthy young women Published In Hormones and Behaviour
2008	Mobile phones and brain tumours: a review of epidemiological research Published In Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine
2008	One-channel EOG artefact correction - an analytic approach Published In Psychophysiology
2008	Processing impairments in OCD: it is more than inhibition! Published In Behaviour Research and Therapy
2008	The Effect of Acute Sleep Deprivation on Visual Evoked Potentials in Professional Drivers Published In Sleep
2008	The cognitive effects of modulating the glycine site of the NMDA receptor with high-dose glycine in healthy controls Published In Human Psychopharmacology
2008	The effect of GSM-like ELF radiation on the alpha band of the human resting EEG Published In IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Conference Proceedings
2008	The effect of mobile phone electromagnetic fields on the alpha rhythm of human electroencephalogram Published In Bioelectromagnetics
2008	The loudness dependence of the auditory evoked potential (LDAEP) as an in vivo biomarker of central serotonergic function in humans: rationale, evaluation and review of findings Published In Human Psychopharmacology
2007	Acute dopamine D1 and D2 receptor stimulation does not modulate mismatch negativity (MMN) in healthy human subjects Published In Psychopharmacology
2007	Acute serotonin and dopamine depletion improves attentional control: findings from the stroop task Published In Neuropsychopharmacology
2007	Brain dynamics in the active vs. passive auditory oddball task: Exploration of narrow-band EEG phase effects Published In Clinical Neurophysiology
2007	Coherence in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and excess beta in their EEG Published In Clinical Neurophysiology
2007	Comparison of the effects of continuous and pulsed mobile phone like RF exposure on the human EEG Published In Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine
2007	EEG electrode caps can reduce SAR induced in the head by GSM900 mobile phones Published In IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
2007	High dose glycine inhibits the loudness dependence of the auditory evoked potential (LDAEP) in healthy humans Published In Psychopharmacology
2007	Is ocular voltage propagation to the EEG frequency dependent? Published In Clinical EEG and Neuroscience
2006	Executive Functions in Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder: State or Trait Deficits? Published In Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
2003	The P300 wave in schizophrenia: A family study Published In SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH
2003	The use of a 'phantom scalp' to assess the possible direct pickup of mobile phone handset emissions by electroencephalogram electrode leads Published In Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing
2002	'Danger' remains best message Published In Psychologist
2002	Pain perception, hypnosis and 40 Hz oscillations Published In International Journal of Psychophysiology
2001	Electrophysiological evidence of serotonergic impairment in long-term MDMA ("Ecstasy") users Published In American Journal of Psychiatry
2001	Gamma oscillation topography and pain. Published In NEUROIMAGE
2001	Mismatch negativity in schizophrenia: results from a family study Published In NEUROIMAGE
2001	The relative contributions of ecstasy and cannabis to cognitive impairment Published In Psychopharmacology
2000	Gamma and beta frequency oscillations in response to novel auditory stimuli: A comparison of human electroencephalogram (EEG) data with in vitro models Published In Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
1998	EOG correction: A new aligned-artifact average solution Published In Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology
1998	EOG correction: A new perspective Published In Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Chapter

Year	Title
2018	Are there hidden dangers to mobile phone use? Published In The Routledge International Handbook of Psychobiology Publisher : Routledge
2018	Are there hidden dangers to mobile phone use? Published In The Routledge International Handbook of Psychobiology Publisher : Taylor & Francis
2018	Are there hidden dangers to mobile phone use? A psychobiological perspective Published In Routledge International Handbook of Psychobiology Publisher
2017	Perceived Hypersensitivity: Anecdotal Versus Objective Evidence Published In Non-ionizing Radiation Protection Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
2017	Perceived hypersensitivity: Anecdotal versus objective evidence Published In Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection: Summary of Research and Policy Options Publisher Hoboken, United States
2014	7.16 Biological Effects and Health Consequences of ELF and RF Fields Published In Comprehensive Biomedical Physics Publisher Elsevier
2014	Biological effects and health consequences of ELF and RF fields Published In Comprehensive Biomedical Physics Publisher Amsterdam, Netherlands

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2022	A technique to achieve estimation of the amount of absorbed energy when using diverse cell types at THz frequencies Published In ICIIBMS 2022 - 7th International Conference on Intelligent Informatics and Biomedical Sciences
2017	DETERMINING THE FUNCTIONAL CONSEQUENCE OF THE RF-EEG EFFECT Published In JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH
2016	Cannabinoid effects on brain structure, function and neurochemistry Published In EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
2016	THE EFFECT OF FLOATATION RESTRICTED ENVIRONMENTAL STIMULATION THERAPY ON SLEEP Published In JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH
2015	Motorcycle protective clothing: physiological and perceptual barriers to its summer use Published In Proceedings of the 2015 Australasian Road Safety Conference
2015	Opposite effects of THC and CBD on auditory mismatch negativity: a randomised controlled trial of acute cannabinoid Published In 28th ECNP Congress
2013	An investigation of mismatch negativity in current and ex-cannabis users using a feature controlled method Published In 23rd Australasian Society for Psychophysiology Conference & Annual Meeting of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology: Program, Abstracts and Information
2013	Familial analysis of MMN in cannabis users: A case study Published In 23rd Australasian Society for Psychophysiology Conference & Annual Meeting of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology: Program, Abstracts and Information
2013	Human neurophysiology and mobile phone-related health Published In 23rd Australasian Society for Psychophysiology Conference & Annual Meeting of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology: Program, Abstracts and Information
2013	Mismatch negativity (MMN) and schizotypy in nonclinical young adults Published In 23rd Australasian Society for Psychophysiology Conference & Annual Meeting of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology: Program, Abstracts and Information
2013	Neural correlates of successful encoding in schizophrenia: an event-related potential study Published In 23rd Australasian Society for Psychophysiology Conference & Annual Meeting of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology: Program, Abstracts and Information
2013	The affects of heat strain and dehydration on cognitive function Published In Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Environmental Ergonomics
2009	Do 2nd and 3rd generation mobile phone exposures affect sensory and cognitive function in adolescents, adults and elderly? Published In BioEM2009, the Joint Meeting of The Bioelectromagnetics Society (BEMS) and the European BioElectromagnetics Association (EBEA)
2009	Effects of 2G and 3G mobile phones on performance and neurophysiology in adolescents, young adults and older adults Published In Australiasian Society for Psychophysiology
2009	Investigation of the effects of non thermal microwave radiation on prokaryotic cells Published In BioEM 2009
2009	Precautionary measures and risk perception about mobile communications in an Australian sample Published In Australasian radiation protection society conference 2009
2009	Results of the 'international study of the effects of information about precautionary measures on risk perceptions of mobile telephony (ISEP)' Published In BioEM2009: technical program
2009	Session 15: Human Studies - Chair Published In BioEM2009
2009	The Effect of 2G GSM mobile phone electromagnetic fields on the alpha rhythm of human resting EEG: retesting the same individuals Published In BioEM2009, the Joint Meeting of The Bioelectromagnetics Society (BEMS) and the European BioElectromagnetics Association (EBEA)
2009	The acute effects of caffeinated coffee on the mismatch negativity in a healthy older population Published In Conference of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology
2009	The effect of GSM-Like RF And ELF fields on the human resting EEG Published In BioEM2009: the Joint Meeting of the European BioElectromagnetics Association and the Bioelectromagnetics Society
2008	Do mobile phones affect sleep? Investigating effects of mobile phone exposure on human sleep EEG Published In BIOSIGNALS 2008 - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing
2005	The EEG in subnormal-IQ children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder Published In AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
2004	Can surrogate EOG channels be employed to account for ocular artefact in the EEG? Published In AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
2004	Effects of methylphenidate on EEG coherence in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder Published In AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
2003	A comparison of four EOG correction methods Published In AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
2000	The contribution of cannabis to ecstasy-related serotonin dysfunction Published In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY

Investigator On

Year	Title
2018 - 2024	The Australian Centre for Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Centres of Research Excellence
2022	Misinformation and the stress response: Investigating the role of alarmist media reports on acute stress and the presentation of non-specific symptoms attributed to electromagnetic fields (EMF) Awarded by: Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) Funding Scheme: Electromagnetic Energy (EME) Program ¿ Minor Research Projects
2021	Barnes Mazes for rats and mice Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Equipment Grant
2015	Alcohol advertising to women in Australia Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2015	Motorcycle protective clothing: heat discomfort and physiological strain Awarded by: NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust Funding Scheme: Grant
2013	Centre of Research Excellence for Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Centres of Research Excellence
2013	Centre of Research Excellence for Population Health Research on Electromagnetic Energy Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Centres of Research Excellence
2011	Vulnerability markers in the association between cannabis and schizophrenia Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Project Grant
2009	Australian Centre for Radiofrequency Bioeffects Research (ACRBR) Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Centres of Excellence
2009	Mobile phones, radiofrequency exposure and the development of cognitive function in primary school children Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Project Grant
	Exposures of mobile phone radiofrequency electromagnetic energy in juveniles: effects on brain development and behaviours Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Ideas Grant
	ICNIRP Workshop: Radiofrequency Field Health Effects and Standards Awarded by: NSW Department of Trade and Investment Funding Scheme: Research Attraction and Acceleration Program
	Tailoring adjunct glycine therapy in schizophrenia Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Complementary & Alternative Medicine Research Grant

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Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	The Psychological Effects of Magnetic Fields on Occupationally-Exposed Individuals	Evans, Ian
Doctor of Philosophy	The Psychological and Neural Correlates of Unusual Beliefs.	Coleman, Elle
Doctor of Philosophy	Effects of Radiofrequency Energy on Cognitive Function in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease	Sylvester, Emma
Doctor of Philosophy	Joining the hemifields, a characterisation of transcallosal connections in human early visual cortex.	Neaves, William
Doctor of Philosophy	Biomarkers of Treatment Responsivity in Major Depressive Disorder: Using Electrophysiological and Neuroendocrine Markers to Delineate Depressive Sub-types	Thomson, Lachlan
Doctor of Philosophy	Impact of mobile radiofrequency electromagnetic waves on behaviour and neurotransmission during the childhood-adolescent period.	Bala, Nathan

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Rodney James Croft

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