Low level chronic lead exposure doesn't cause a "mental disability". What it does is cause permanent brain damage which subtracts a few IQ points, harming indiv

Low level chronic lead exposure doesn't cause a "mental disability". What it does is cause permanent brain damage which subtracts a few IQ points, harming individuals with above average IQ scores just as it harms those with average and below average IQs. Yes, social priming studies are what cljs-js-eval was referring to originally when they mentioned "priming". Priming itself is generally solid science (eg. the Stroop effect).