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Exposure to tobacco smoke before birth alters children's brain and cognitive control circuitry, increasing attention problems during childhood.
PubMedPrenatal environmental tobacco smoke exposure alters children's cognitive control circuitry: A preliminary study - PubMedOur findings suggest that maternal ETS exposure during pregnancy has deleterious effects on the structure and function of cognitive control circuitry which in turn affects attentional capacity in school-age children. These findings are consistent with prior findings documenting the effects of active …