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3-064 - The Effects of Environmental Toxicity on Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Across Infancy and Early Childhood
Sat, March 23, 9:45 to 11:15am, Baltimore Convention Center, Floor: Level 3, Room 322Session Type: Paper Symposium
Integrative Statement
The adverse effects of exposure to environmental toxicants on children’s development is a significant public health concern. Research on the scope, severity and onset of such effects can inform early interventions to address exposure-related developmental delays. Toward this end, the overarching focus of this symposium is the empirical study of the effects of different types of environmental exposures on children’s performance on various measures of neurocognitive development at earliest ages possible. The papers in this session include data from three research centers within the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes program (ECHO), a large national study consisting of 85 cohorts across the United States. Paper 1 examines the effects of mothers’ prenatal exposure to heavy metals/metalloids on the relation to infants’ neurodevelopmental trajectories between 2 and 12 months. In paper 2, the association between Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether (PBDE), flame retardants, and functional connectivity of reading network was examined in a sample of 5-year-old children. Finally, paper 3 examines the relation between non-nutritive suck (NNS), which is an index of early brain development, and exposure to phthalates (compounds extensively used in home and care products). All three studies reveal significant associations between environmental exposure and subsequent child developmental delays and deficits using a variety of methods for measuring child development including neuroimaging, infant reflex behavior, and neurodevelopmental screening instruments. Collectively, these studies exemplify distinct empirical approaches for elucidating exposure-related effects on child development.
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Associations Between Metal Exposure and Infants’ Developmental Growth Across 2 and 12 Months - Non-Presenting Author: Sara S. Nozadi, University of New Mexico, Community Environmental Health Program; Presenting Author: Brandon Rennie, University of New Mexico, Department of Pediatrics, Center for Development and Disability; Presenting Author: Li Li, University of New Mexico, Department of Math and Statistics; Non-Presenting Author: Timothy Ozechowski, University of New Mexico, Department of Pediatrics; Non-Presenting Author: Ruofei Du, University of New Mexico, Comprehensive Cancer Center; Presenting Author: Jospeh Hoover, University of New Mexcio, Community Environmental Health Program; Non-Presenting Author: Navajo Birth Cohort Study Team, University of New Mexcio, Community Environmental Health Program, Southwest Research and Information Center, Navajo Nation Department of Health; Non-Presenting Author: Johnnye L Lewis, University of New Mexcio, Community Environmental Health Program
Prenatal Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether and Global Efficiency of the Reading Network in a Community Sample of 5 Year-Old Children - Presenting Author: Amy E Margolis, Columbia University; Non-Presenting Author: Sarah Banker, Columbia University; Non-Presenting Author: David Pagliaccio, Columbia University; Non-Presenting Author: Erik De Water, Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Non-Presenting Author: Paul Curtin, Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Non-Presenting Author: Anny Bonilla, Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Non-Presenting Author: Julie B Herbstman, Columbia University; Non-Presenting Author: Robin Whyatt, Columbia University; Non-Presenting Author: Ravi Bansal, Institute for the Developing Mind, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles & Keck School of Medicine, University of South California; Non-Presenting Author: Andreas Sjödin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Non-Presenting Author: Bradley S Peterson, Institute for the Developing Mind, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles & Keck School of Medicine, University of South California; Non-Presenting Author: Pam Factor-Litvak, Columbia University; Non-Presenting Author: Michael P Milham, Child Mind Insitute; Non-Presenting Author: Megan Horton, Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
An Examination of Non-nutritive Suck in Relation to Prenatal Environmental Exposures and Subsequent Neurodevelopment - Presenting Author: Emily Zimmerman, Northeastern University; Non-Presenting Author: Deborah Watkins, University of Michigan; Non-Presenting Author: Morgan Hines, Northeastern University; Non-Presenting Author: Gredia Huerta Alvarado, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan; Non-Presenting Author: Zaira Rosario Pabon, University of Puerto Rico; Non-Presenting Author: Justin Manjourides, Northeastern University; Non-Presenting Author: Carmen M Velez Vega, University of Puerto Rico; Non-Presenting Author: Jose Cordero, University of Georgia; Non-Presenting Author: John Meeker, University of Michigan; Non-Presenting Author: Akram Alshwabekah, Northeastern University