Response inhibition during Differential Reinforcement of Low Rates (DRL) schedules may be sensitive to low-level polychlorinated biphenyl, methylmercury, and lead exposure in children

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 114, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1923-1929

  Stewart, Paul W ^a   Sargent, David M ^a   Reihman, Jacqueline ^a   Gump, Brooks B ^a   Lonky, Edward ^a   Darvill, Thomas ^a   Hicks, Heraline ^b   Pagano, James ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential reinforcement of low rates; DRL; Fixed interval; Inhibition; PCBs; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

LEAD; METHYLMERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REINFORCEMENT; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEAD; LEARNING; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33845290214     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.9216     Document Type: Article

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