What role do environmental agents play in learning disabilities, behavioral/emotional disorders, and other brain disorders?
A few chemicals have been studied intensively for their impacts on the brain. However, the vast majority of chemicals to which people are commonly exposed have never been examined at all for their impacts on the developing brain. Among those that have been studied incompletely, evidence coming from a wide array of experiments in the lab point to possible impacts on people. There are many scientific steps between what we understand today and reaching scientific certainty, but we already can make some targeted recommendations about ways that exposure reduction might reduce risks. Below are some examples of environmental agents that affect the brain and can play a role in brain disorders: Lead exposures during infancy and childhood can cause attention problems, hyperactivity, impulsive behavior, reduced IQ, poor school performance, aggression, and delinquent behavior. Lead paint and lead-contaminated water and soil are the major sources of lead exposure to children. The more lead is studi
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