Lead exposure is associated with functional and microstructural changes in the healthy human brain

Hikaru Takeuchi et al. report that lead exposure in healthy controls might have an impact on brain activity and brain anatomy, particularly the dopaminergic system.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hikaru Takeuchi, Yasuyuki Taki, Rui Nouchi, Ryoichi Yokoyama, Yuka Kotozaki, Seishu Nakagawa, Atsushi Sekiguchi, Kunio Iizuka, Sugiko Hanawa, Tsuyoshi Araki, Carlos Makoto Miyauchi, Kohei Sakaki, Takayuki Nozawa, Shigeyuki Ikeda, Susum Yokota, Magistro Daniele, Yuko Sassa, Ryuta Kawashima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02435-0