Ichan School of Medicine: Prenatal, Early Postnatal Exposure to Manganese Could Affect Cognitive Ability, Motor Control in Teens
August 14, 2019
August 14, 2019
NEW YORK, Aug. 14 -- The Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai issued the following news release:
Early-life exposure to the mineral manganese disrupts the way different areas of the brain involved in cognitive ability and motor control connect in teenagers, Mount Sinai researchers report in a study published in PLOS ONE in August.
This study is the first to link evidence of metal exposure found in baby teeth to measures of brain connectivity. Researchers found links . . .
Early-life exposure to the mineral manganese disrupts the way different areas of the brain involved in cognitive ability and motor control connect in teenagers, Mount Sinai researchers report in a study published in PLOS ONE in August.
This study is the first to link evidence of metal exposure found in baby teeth to measures of brain connectivity. Researchers found links . . .