Editing Nuclear electromagnetic pulse (section)

===On humans and animals===
Though electric potential difference can accumulate in electrical conductors after an EMP, it will generally not flow out into human or animal bodies, and thus contact is safe.<ref name="metaR320"/>

EMPs of sufficient magnitude and length have the potential to affect the human body. Possible side effects include cellular mutations, nervous system damages, internal burns, brain damage, and temporary problems with thinking and memory.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Walter |first1=John |title=How an EMP Attack Would Affect Humans |website=Super Prepper |language=en-US |df=dmy-all |url=https://www.superprepper.com/emp-effects-on-humans/ |access-date=2022-08-11 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029222217/https://www.superprepper.com/emp-effects-on-humans/ |archive-date=2021-10-29}}</ref> However, this would be in extreme cases like being near the center of the blast and being exposed to a large amount of radiation and EMP waves.

A study found that exposure to 200–400 pulses of EMP caused the leaking of vessels in the brain,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ding |first1=Gui-Rong |last2=Li |first2=Kang-Chu |last3=Wang |first3=Xiao-Wu |last4=Zhou |first4=Yong-Chun |last5=Qiu |first5=Lian-Bo |last6=Tan |first6=Juan |last7=Xu |first7=Sheng-Long |last8=Guo |first8=Guo-Zhen |date=June 2009 |title=Effect of electromagnetic pulse exposure on brain micro vascular permeability in rats |journal=Biomedical and Environmental Sciences |volume=22 |issue=3 |pages=265–268 |issn=0895-3988 |pmid=19725471 |doi=10.1016/S0895-3988(09)60055-6|bibcode=2009BioES..22..265D }}</ref> leakage that has been linked to small problems with thinking and memory recollection. These effects could last up to 12 hours after the exposure. Due to the long exposure time needed to see any of these effects it is unlikely that anyone would see these effects even if exposed for a small period of time. Also, the human body will see little effect as signals are passed chemically and not electrically making it hard to be affected by EMP waves.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}