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The relationship between persistent organic pollutants and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder phenotypes: Evidence from task-based neural activity in an observational study of a community sample of Canadian mother-child dyads.
Environmental research - 15 Apr 2022
Sussman Tamara J, Baker Brennan H, Wakhloo Albert J, Gillet Virginie, Abdelouahab Nadia, Whittingstall Kevin, Lepage Jean-François, St-Cyr Lindsay, Boivin Amélie, Gagnon Anthony, Baccarelli Andrea A, Takser Larissa, Posner Jonathan
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BACKGROUND: Prenatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs), widespread in North America, is associated with increased Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms and may be a modifiable risk for ADHD phenotypes. However, the effects of moderate exposure to POPs on task-based inhibitory control performance, related brain function, and ADHD-related symptoms remain unknown, limiting our...
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