ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Lead Exposure in Utero Impacts Functional Neural Networks in Human Fetal Brain
- Tamara Qawasmeh
Wayne State University - Jasmine Hect
Wayne State University - Toni Lewis
Wayne State University - Christopher Trentacosta
Wayne State University - Muriah Wheelock
Washington University - Adam Eggebrecht
Washington University - S. Alexandra Burt
Michigan State University - Moriah Thomason
University of Michigan - Moriah Thomason
New York University - Moriah Thomason
New York University
Abstract
The effects of prenatal lead exposure on fetal brain development was examined using intrauterine functional MRI. Connections between two neural networks were significantly different when comparing lead-exposed and lead-naïve groups. This is the first study to demonstrate that even before birth lead may cause delays in neural maturation.
Neuroscience
