Barbara Demeneix is an internationally recognized expert on thyroid function and endocrine disruption. She is the author of more than 140 scientific publications, patents, and book chapters. Trained in the United Kingdom, France, Canada, and Germany, she currently serves as Professor of Comparative Physiology and Head of Department at the Natural History Museum in Paris, France.

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"Losing Our Minds contains an exceptional amount of detail regarding the mechanisms and importance of the thyroid gland and points towards many potential damaging influences on thyroid function. Anybody involved in thyroid research is likely to find much of value in the book. The possibility of an environmental pollutant causing low level cognitive impairment that may be related to reductions in IQ, and increased autism and ADHD prevalence, remains a theoretical possibility. Losing Our Minds, however, does not provide a convincing case that this theoretical possibility is a current reality." --Stuart Derbyshire, PsycCRITIQUES

"Developmental neurotoxicology is a critical field, offering emerging knowledge of the effects of endocrine disruption on brain development. Here, Demeneix provides a broad approach to human development and problems that may occur during different stages of gestation. The author invokes gene x environment interactions in the growing numbers of autism spectrum and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders. Citing the buildup of many contaminants in the environment, the author presents a "Pied Piper" view of effects of endocrine disruption on fetuses and young children. [I]t is an important book, clearly written and well documented. The author identifies a critical need for action by governments and nongovernmental organizations. Recommended." --M. Gochfeld, CHOICE