Environmental Toxin Bisphenol A Can Affect Newborn Brain

Newborn mice that are exposed to Bisphenol A develop changes in their spontaneous behavior and evince poorer adaptation to new environments, as well hyperactivity as young adults. This has been shown by researchers at Uppsala University. 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. Our environment contains a number of pollutants, including Bisphenol A, which is used in plastics in a number of different applications...

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