Communications Biology (Jun 2022)
Mercury levels in hair are associated with reduced neurobehavioral performance and altered brain structures in young adults
- Hikaru Takeuchi,
- Yuka Shiota,
- Ken Yaoi,
- Yasuyuki Taki,
- Rui Nouchi,
- Ryoichi Yokoyama,
- Yuka Kotozaki,
- Seishu Nakagawa,
- Atsushi Sekiguchi,
- Kunio Iizuka,
- Sugiko Hanawa,
- Tsuyoshi Araki,
- Carlos Makoto Miyauchi,
- Kohei Sakaki,
- Takayuki Nozawa,
- Shigeyuki Ikeda,
- Susumu Yokota,
- Daniele Magistro,
- Yuko Sassa,
- Ryuta Kawashima
Affiliations
- Hikaru Takeuchi
- Division of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University
- Yuka Shiota
- United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Kanazawa University, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Chiba University and University of Fukui
- Ken Yaoi
- Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University
- Yasuyuki Taki
- Division of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University
- Rui Nouchi
- Creative Interdisciplinary Research Division, Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Tohoku University
- Ryoichi Yokoyama
- School of Medicine, Kobe University
- Yuka Kotozaki
- Division of Clinical research, Medical-Industry Translational Research Center, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
- Seishu Nakagawa
- Department of Human Human Brain Brain Science, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University
- Atsushi Sekiguchi
- Division of Medical Neuroimaging Analysis, Department of Community Medical Supports, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University
- Kunio Iizuka
- Department of Psychiatry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
- Sugiko Hanawa
- Department of Human Human Brain Brain Science, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University
- Tsuyoshi Araki
- ADVANTAGE Risk Management Co., Ltd
- Carlos Makoto Miyauchi
- Department of Advanced Brain Science, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University
- Kohei Sakaki
- Department of Advanced Brain Science, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University
- Takayuki Nozawa
- Research Institute for the Earth Inclusive Sensing, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Shigeyuki Ikeda
- Department of Ubiquitous Sensing, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University
- Susumu Yokota
- Division for Experimental Natural Science, Faculty of Arts and Science, Kyushu University
- Daniele Magistro
- National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM), The NIHR Leicester-Loughborough Diet, Lifestyle and Physical Activity Biomedical Research Unit, School of Sport, Exercise, and Health Sciences, Loughborough University
- Yuko Sassa
- Division of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University
- Ryuta Kawashima
- Division of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03464-z
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 5,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 14
Abstract
An analysis of cognitive and brain structural data from over 900 Japanese participants reveals a relationship between increased hair mercury levels and reduced cognitive performance and reductions in gray and white matter volume.
