Risk of lead exposure, subcortical brain structure, and cognition in a large cohort of 9- to 10-year-old children.

Andrew T MarshallRob McConnellBruce P LanphearWesley K ThompsonMegan M HertingElizabeth R Sowell

Published in: PloS one (2021)

Environmental factors related to the risk of lead exposure may be associated with certain aspects of cognitive functioning via diminished subcortical brain structure, including the anterior splenium (i.e., mid-posterior corpus callosum).

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