Early Postnatal Manganese Exposure Causes Lasting Impairment of Selective and Focused Attention and Arousal Regulation in Adult Rats
Author(s) -
Stéphane A. Beaudin,
Barbara J. Strupp,
Myla Strawderman,
Donald R. Smith
Publication year - 2016
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/ehp258
Subject(s) - arousal , impulsivity , psychology , sound exposure , developmental psychology , working memory , physiology , cognition , audiology , medicine , neuroscience , geomorphology , geology , sound (geography)
Studies in children and adolescents have associated early developmental manganese (Mn) exposure with inattention, impulsivity, hyperactivity, and oppositional behaviors, but causal inferences are precluded by the correlational nature of the data and generally limited control for potential confounders.
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