Sensation and Perception Article Review

In this study, researchers examined the effects of exposure to atomic number 80 and survive on childrens attention. From this study, researchers ground that children exposed to higher(prenominal) levels of mercury or malarkey are three to five times more(prenominal) likely to be identified as having problems associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. This study originated in a assort of Inuit children in Quebec who were found to have a high rate of ADHD due to their exposure to mercury in their mothers womb. These levels of mercury were likely caused by the consumption of seafood meat.Besides the link betwixt mercury and ADHD, children with low levels of lead also were found to be more likely diagnosed with having an attention deficit. Children exposed to lead also were associated with behavioral problems in school. These findings could help teachers and parents identify the cause of their child(s) attention deficit, and more importantly, help save their expos ure to mercury and lead at an early age. Knowing that mercury exposure is caused from the consumption of giant meats in arctic regions could open awareness to those living in those areas, and reduce the amount of consumption of those especial(a) foods.To further the development of this study, it would be beneficial for researchers to examine a wider range of children across the world, and even accession the age range. Another question researchers could consider would be whether or not teens and adolescents who were exposed to mercury or lead as a child, but maintained the level, were still just as likely to fork over the same attention deficit results. Although this study examined the effects of lead and mercury in two groups (U. S. children and the Inuit children), to fort this study, it would have been more valuable and applicable had the researchers compared different regions.By looking at the effects across duplex regions or areas, the results could have been compared to s ee if specific areas had higher levels resulting in more children with ADHD. For example, the article discussed the Inuit children from arctic Quebec having higher exposure to mercury, and therefore, more children affected by attention deficits so would there possibly be differences between say the east coast and the west coast? Or Alaska compared to Texas? This article intrigued me because it broadened my understanding of the causes of ADHD, and the consequences of mercury and lead exposure.