The ingestion of alcohol during pregnancy can result in a group of neurobehavioral
abnormalities collectively known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). During the past …

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) are a result of the teratogenic effects of alcohol on
the developing fetus. Decades of research examining both individuals with FASDs and …

Background: Prenatal alcohol exposure can cause damage to the developing fetus with
outcomes including growth deficiency, facial dysmorphology, brain damage, and cognitive …

Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) alters adult neurogenesis and the neurogenic response to
stress in male rats. As the effects of stress on neurogenesis are sexually dimorphic, the …

Background This study was a randomized double-blind sham-controlled trial examining the
effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) augmented cognitive training (CT) in …

Binge-like alcohol exposure during the early postnatal period in rats and mice causes
deficits in spatial learning and memory that persist into adulthood. Wozniak et al.(2004) …

In humans, prenatal alcohol exposure can result in significant impairments in several types
of learning and memory, including declarative and spatial memory. Animal models have …

Deficits in learning and memory have been extensively observed in animal models of fetal
alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Here we use the Morris maze to test whether …

Rats exposed to a high binge-like dose of alcohol over postnatal days (PD) 4–9 show
reductions in CA1 pyramidal cells and impairments on behavioral tasks that depend on the …

This article is part of a Special Issue on “Parental Care”. Maternal behavior has an important
function in stimulating adequate growth and development of the young. Several approaches …