Assessing new dimensions of attentional functions in children prenatally exposed to environmental contaminants using an adapted Posner paradigm

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 51, Issue , 2015, Pages 27-34

  Ethier, Audrey Anne ^a   Muckle, Gina ^b   Jacobson, Sandra W ^c   Ayotte, Pierre ^b,d   Jacobson, Joseph L ^c   Saint Amour, Dave ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d University Laval   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Development; Human neurotoxicity; Impulsivity; Lead; Methylmercury; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Vigilance; Visuospatial attention

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; LEAD; MERCURY; POLLUTANT;

ACCURACY; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSNER PARADIGM; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BLOOD; CANADA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTANT; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOXICITY; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CANADA; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MERCURY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84938845511     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: 18729738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2015.07.005     Document Type: Article

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