Neurobehavioural Effects of Developmental Toxicity
Philippe Grandjean and Philip J. Landrigan Neurodevelopmental disabilities, including autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia, and other cognitive impairments, affect millions of children worldwide, and some diagnoses seem to be increasing in frequency. Industrial chemicals that injure the developing brain are among the known causes for this rise in prevalence. In 2006, we did a systematic […]
‘An Assault on Children’s Brains’: Toxic Chemicals to Blame for Decline in Kids’ IQs
Barbara Demeneix, R. Thomas Zoeller Brain function, especially in children, is often evaluated by intelligence tests resulting in an Intelligence Quotient or “IQ.” IQ scores, after having increased for most of the 20th century, have been going down since the mid- 1990s. … Is this trend for real? Some technical issues related to IQ measurements […]
