[Duration of conscious reactions in persons exposed to an electric field of 50 Hz frequency].

Thirty five volunteers had their conscious reaction to sound and light stimuli measured at an experiment under the conditions approximating those near overhead high voltage lines. The short-term electrical field of 50 Hz frequency and intensity exceeding the 10 kW/m value was found to prolong the reaction for both types of stimuli applied. The electrical field of 4.4 kW/m intensity did not evoke any significant changes. The pathomechanism of those disturbances is being discussed.