Response inhibition and error monitoring during a visual go/no-go task in Inuit children exposed to lead, polychlorinated biphenyls, and methylmercury

Authors :: Boucher, Olivier
Burden, Matthew J.
Muckle, Gina
Saint-Amour, Dave
Ayotte, Pierre
Dewailly, Eric
Nelson, Charles A.
Jacobson, Sandra W.
Jacobson, Joseph L.
Source :: Environmental Health Perspectives. April, 2012, Vol. 120 Issue 4, p608, 8 p.
Publication Year :: 2012
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Lead (Pb) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are neurotoxic contaminants that have been related to impairment in response inhibition. OBJECTIVES: In this study we examined the neurophysiological correlates of the [...]

Subjects :: Methylmercury -- Research -- Health aspects
Polychlorinated biphenyls -- Research -- Health aspects
Lead -- Health aspects -- Research
Children -- Research -- Health aspects
Environmental issues
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