Prenatal exposure to extreme ambient heat may amplify the adverse impact of Superstorm Sandy on basal ganglia volume among school-aged children
Prenatal exposure to SS impacted child brain development. Extreme heat amplified this risk via increased and reduced brain volume from different basal ganglia subregions. Alongside promoting initiatives to combat climate change, increasing awareness of the potential dangers of exposure to extreme climate events for pregnant individuals is vital for protecting long-term child brain development.
Authors
- A. Duke Shereen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2293-5611)
- Melissa Blum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5372-9004)
- Yoko Nomura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2143-3257)
- Donato DeIngeniis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2207-7910)
- Richard Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9480-6843)
Institutions
- Queens College, CUNY (US)
- The Graduate Center, CUNY (US)
- City University of New York (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-06-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0324150
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.20
Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health