Environmental toxin bisphenol A (BPA) can affect newborn brain, mouse study shows
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - 09:30
in Health & Medicine
Newborn mice that are exposed to bisphenol A (BPA) develop changes in their spontaneous behavior and evince poorer adaptation to new environments, as well hyperactivity as young adults, according to researchers. Their study also revealed that one of the brain’s most important signal systems, the cholinergic signal system, is affected by bisphenol A and that the effect persisted into adulthood.