Response Inhibition and Error Monitoring during a Visual Go/No-Go Task in Inuit Children Exposed to Lead, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, and Methylmercury

Background: Lead (Pb) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are neurotoxic contaminants that have been related to impairment in response inhibition.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Environmental Health Perspectives
Main Authors: Boucher, Olivier, Burden, Matthew J., Muckle, Gina, Saint-Amour, Dave, Ayotte, Pierre, Dewailly, Éric, Nelson, Charles A., Jacobson, Sandra W., Jacobson, Joseph L.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2011
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3339450
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22142904
https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1103828
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Summary:Background: Lead (Pb) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are neurotoxic contaminants that have been related to impairment in response inhibition.