Open AccessEffects of Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollutants (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons) on the Development of Brain White Matter, Cognition, and Behavior in Later Childhood
Author(s) -
Bradley S. Peterson,
Virginia Rauh,
Ravi Bansal,
Xuejun Hao,
Zachary Toth,
Giancarlo Nati,
Kirwan Walsh,
Rachel L. Miller,
Franchesca Arias,
David Semanek,
Frederica P. Perera
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
jama psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.531
H-Index - 365
eISSN - 2168-6238
pISSN - 2168-622X
DOI - 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.57
Subject(s) - white matter , psychology , cognition , medicine , psychiatry , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous and neurotoxic environmental contaminants. Prenatal PAH exposure is associated with subsequent cognitive and behavioral disturbances in childhood.
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