Neurosci Biobehav Rev January 2023 PMID 36535373

Toxicant exposure and the developing brain: A systematic review of the structural and functional MRI literature.

Carina H Fowler, Armen Bagdasarov, Nicolas L Camacho, Aaron Reuben, Michael S Gaffrey

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The discussions reflect a strong agreement and interest in the review’s focus on how toxicant exposure affects brain development, with examples such as highlighting the need for larger, more diverse studies and emphasizing the significance of MRI findings. The tone varies from supportive to analytical, showing an active engagement with the implications of the research for public health and future studies.

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This systematic review examined research on how exposure to toxicants like metals, air pollution, and flame retardants affects brain development in children, mainly through MRI studies.
The findings show that most studies focus on prenatal exposure to pollutants in late childhood, primarily in North America and Western Europe, using data from existing cohorts and published since 2017.
Due to variability in methods and populations, the review highlights the need for more comprehensive research, including larger and more diverse samples, better exposure monitoring, and studies on combined toxicant effects.]

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