Mercury causes degradation of spatial cognition in a model songbird species

Mercury is a widespread pollutant of increasing global concern that exhibits a broad range of deleterious effects on organisms, including birds. Because the developing brain is well-known to be particularly vulnerable to the neurotoxic insults of mercury, many studies have focused on developmental e...

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Published in:	Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Main Authors:	Cara N. Brittain, Amanda M. Bessler, Andrew S. Elgin, Rachel B. Layko, Sumin Park, Shelby E. Still, Haruka Wada, John P. Swaddle, Daniel A. Cristol
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2023-10-01
Subjects:	Cognition Developmental exposure Mercury Methylmercury Spatial memory Zebra finch
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651323009879