Title Losing our minds : effects of chemical pollution on the intellectual capacity and mental health of future generations / Barbara Demeneix

Published [Oxford] ; [New York] : Oxford University Press, [2014]

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations Series Oxford series in behavioral neuroendocrinology ; 4 Oxford series in behavioral neuroendocrinology ; 4. Summary Global acceleration in neurodevelopmental disorders cannot be accounted for by genetic causes. Environmental chemicals interfering with thyroid hormone signalling are implicated. The author gives an historical overview of cases documenting environmental pollution causing IQ losses across populations, explains the physiology of thyroid hormone action, the importance of iodine and selenium for thyroid hormone signalling & brain development, why thyroid hormone is such a sensitive target of environmental pollution, and the role of gene x environment interactions in neurodevelopmental disorders Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 22, 2014) Subject Mental illness -- Environmental aspects Mental health -- Environmental aspects Mental illness -- Case studies Mental health -- Environmental aspects Mental illness Mental illness -- Environmental aspects Genre/Form Case studies Case studies. Études de cas. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780190232382 0190232382

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