Common flame retardant linked to social, behavioral and learning deficits
Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 14:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Mice genetically engineered to be susceptible to autism-like behaviors that were exposed to a common flame retardant were less fertile and their offspring were smaller, less sociable and demonstrated marked deficits in learning and long-term memory when compared with the offspring of normal unexposed mice, a new study has found.