ArticleBiological psychiatry global open science2026
Outdoor Air Pollution, Perivascular Space Morphology, and Cognition in Preadolescence.
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- Neighborhood air pollution is associated with attenuated neurocognitive maturation over early adolescence.Developmental cognitive neuroscience · 2026Article
- Genetic Architecture of Perivascular Space Morphology in the Pediatric Brain.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
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Background: Ambient air pollution exposure is associated with structural brain differences and poorer cognition in children; however, mechanisms of toxicity remain unclear. Perivascular spaces (PVSs), key for brain waste clearance, may play a role in the neurotoxicity caused by air pollution. This study explored associations between air pollution exposure, PVS morphology, and cognition in preadolescents. Methods: We analyzed cross-sectional Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study data from 6949 9- to 10-year-old participants. Annual average exposures to fine particulate matter (PM Results: Linear models revealed that exposures to zinc (Zn), ammonium (NH Conclusions: Outdoor air pollution was associated with higher PVS count and reduced cognition, suggesting that brain clearance may be a novel mechanism linking pollution to neurodevelopmental harm in preadolescents.
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