Developmental Lead Exposure Induces Tactile Defensiveness in Rhesus Monkeys ( Macaca Mulatta )
Author(s) -
Colleen F. Moore,
Lisa L. Gajewski,
Nellie K. Laughlin,
Melissa L. Luck,
Julie A. Larson,
Mary L. Schneider
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.11203
Subject(s) - lead exposure , lead (geology) , physiology , psychology , placebo , chelation therapy , sensory stimulation therapy , audiology , lead poisoning , tactile discrimination , stimulation , lead acetate , medicine , developmental psychology , toxicity , somatosensory system , neuroscience , pathology , psychiatry , cats , alternative medicine , thalassemia , geomorphology , geology
Tactile defensiveness in children is associated with difficult social relations, emotional dysregulation, and inattention. However, there are no studies of lead exposure and tactile defensiveness in children or animals in spite of the fact that lead exposure is also associated with inattention and emotional dysregulation.
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