在多个发育期和青少年口语学习和记忆期间,早期接触
Alexa Friedman1, Samantha Schildroth1, Julia A Bauer2
1Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, USA.
Neurotoxicology and teratology
|October 13, 2023
概括
早期生活中的 (Mn) 暴露时间影响青少年的认知功能. 产前的Mn与较少的记忆错误有有益的关联,而儿童时期的Mn与更好的回忆有关,特别是在男性中.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
背景情况:
- (Mn) 是一种必需的营养素,但在高水平下是有毒的.
- 神经发育结果对暴露的时间敏感.
- 有限的前性数据存在于早期Mn暴露和青少年认知.
研究的目的:
- 调查早期接触和青少年认知功能之间的关联.
- 为了确定暴露的时间 (产前,产后,童年) 是否影响认知结果.
- 根据暴露水平,评估青少年的口头学习和记忆.
主要方法:
- 140名意大利青少年 (10-14岁) 参与了金属暴露对公共健康的影响研究.
- 在落叶牙中测量了含量,使用激光除质谱法来估计不同早期生命期的暴露.
- 青少年的口头学习和记忆被评估使用加利福尼亚儿童口头学习测试 (CVLT-C).
- 多变量回归模型和多个信息模型被用来分析牙 Mn 水平和认知得分之间的关联.
主要成果:
- 产前牙的翻倍与犯入侵错误的几率降低有关 (OR = 0.23).
- 儿童接触与短暂的无延迟回忆 (ß = 0.47) 有好处,男性 (ß = 0.94) 观察到更强效应.
- 没有发现产后暴露与认知结果的显著关联.
结论:
- 接触的时间是它与认知功能相关的关键因素.
- 产前和儿童暴露期间似乎对青少年的语言学习和记忆有不同的影响.
- 需要进一步的研究来阐明这些依赖时间的影响背后的机制.
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