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That’s the equivalent of an entire standard plastic spoon, Campen said. “Compared to autopsy brain samples from 2016, that’s about 50% higher,” he said. “That would mean that our brains ...

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By 2024, the average brain studied by scientists at the University of New Mexico contained the equivalent of one plastic throw-away spoon, about 7 grams worth, said Dr. Matthew Campen, a ...

By 2024, the average brain studied by scientists at the University of New Mexico contained the equivalent of one plastic throw-away spoon, about 7 grams worth, said Dr. Matthew Campen, a toxicologist ...

Based on the results, an average brain could be holding 4,800 micrograms of microplastics per gram, or about 0.48% by weight — the equivalent of an entire plastic spoon, Campen told CNN.

(CNN) — Cognitively normal human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples collected eight years prior, according to a new study.