AARON REUBEN, MEM, PhD CANDIDATE
Department of Psychology & Neuroscience
Duke University
Pronouns: He / Him / His
Lifespan consequences of childhood lead exposure: evidence from the four-decade Dunedin Study
Millions of adults born during the peak use of lead in gasoline (1960’s-1980’s) were exposed to high levels of lead, a neurotoxicant, as children. Lead disrupts brain development, with known consequences for child cognitive, fine-motor, and emotional and behavioral development. Less well-known are the consequences later in life. This talk will present the recent history of lead exposure in the US and globally and describe the new findings on lifespan consequences of early life exposure as revealed by long-term follow-up among lead-tested members of the multi-decade New Zealand-based Dunedin Study.