Chronic radon exposure is associated with developmental alterations to neural and behavioral indices of cognitive control.

ABSTRACT: Radon is a prevalent, naturally occurring gas which contributes to radiation within the environment and is the second-leading cause of lung cancer worldwide. Although many environmental toxins have been linked to maladaptive neurodevelopmental outcomes in children and adolescents, radon has seldom been examined for its effects on the developing brain. This study aimed to investigate the effects of chronic home radon exposure on top-down neural processes of cognitive control in youths. Fifty-nine participants (aged 6-14 years) completed a Simon interference task during magnetoencephalography (MEG), and radon levels were measured in their homes. MEG data were transformed into time-frequency space and significant oscillatory responses relative to baseline were imaged condition-wise and then s

SUBMITTER: Pulliam HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12617431 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature