How much plastic is in our brains?

Is there a plastic spoon in your brain?
Probably not.
The sensational “plastic spoon” headline was widely reported last year and quickly dismissed by the Plastics Research Council.
But that is a challenge to how much plastic is there, not proof that plastic isn’t there.
Other research has detected microplastics in human brain-associated tissue, while experimental studies alarmingly demonstrate that some nanoplastics can cross biological barriers.
So, the scientifically responsible position isn’t panic — but it isn’t dismissal either.
Uncertainty is a reason to investigate further and quickly, not evidence of safety that requires no further research.

Read the article here.