NeuroscienceCerebral CortexPeer-reviewed
Altered cortical brain structure and increased risk for disease seen decades after perinatal exposure to maternal smoking: A study of 9,000 adults in the UK Biobank
Lauren E. Salminen, Rand R. Wilcox, Alyssa H. Zhu…·Neda Jahanshad
This study finds that perinatal exposure to maternal smoking is associated with reduced cortical surface area in specific brain regions and increased disease risk in middle-aged and older adults.