Effects of Prenatal PCB Exposure on Cognitive Processing Efficiency and Sustained Attention.

Jacobson, Joseph L.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ444930

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Effects of Prenatal PCB Exposure on Cognitive Processing Efficiency and Sustained Attention.

Jacobson, Joseph L.; And Others

Developmental Psychology, v28 n2 p297-306 Mar 1992

In four year olds who had been exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) before birth, prenatal exposure was associated with less efficient visual discrimination processing and more errors in short memory scanning. Postnatal exposure was unrelated to cognitive performance. (GLR)

Descriptors: Attention Span, Cognitive Processes, Intelligence Quotient, Poisons, Prenatal Influences, Preschool Children, Short Term Memory, Visual Discrimination

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Michigan

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