Behavioral effects of oral subacute exposure to BDE-209 in young adult mice: A preliminary study

► Mice orally exposed to BDE-209 at 20 mg/kg/day for 15 days show reduced anxiety levels. ► Oral subacute exposure of mice to BDE-209 at 20 mg/kg/day shows delayed learning in a spatial memory task. ► A daily dose of 20 mg/kg of BDE-209 for 15 days does not cause general neurotoxic effects (assessed by FOB) in mice.