Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) interferes with neurodevelopment. The brain is particularly susceptible to the adverse consequences of prenatal exposure, and numerous studies have documented changes anatomy function, as well for cognition, behavior, mental health. Studies in typically developing individuals shown that undergoes dynamic developmental processes over an individual’s lifespan. Furthermore, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) other neurodevelopmental psychiatric disorders their...

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Alcohol use is common during the adolescent period, a time at which number of crucial neurobiological, hormonal, and behavioral changes occur (Spear, 2000). In order to more fully understand complex interaction between alcohol these age-typical neurobiological changes, animal models must be utilized. Rodents experience developmental period similar that adolescence. Although rat have shown striking adolescent-specific differences in sensitivity ethanol, little work has been done mice despite...

The GABAB agonist baclofen has been shown to alter ethanol intake in human and animal studies (E. M. Moore et al., 2007). GABA-subB receptors are located within the ventral tegmental area (VTA; A. Imperato & G. DiChiara, 1986) therefore may be involved modulating voluntary intake. present study assessed effects of a variation on new mouse model binge-like that takes advantage nocturnal nature this species (J. S. Rhodes, K. Best, J. Belknap, D. Finn, C. Crabbe, 2005; Rhodes Baclofen or saline...

Background: There is considerable research examining differences in adolescent and adult sensitivity tolerance to ethanol related behavioral phenotypes. However, the available published data has almost exclusively assessed these behaviors outbred rats. The present study was conducted using alcohol preferring inbred mouse strain C57BL/6J (B6) nonpreferring DBA/2J (D2) determine if sedative ataxic effects of exist between adolescents adults, whether there are any genetic influences involved...

Background: Tolerance to the behavioral and subjective effects of alcohol (ethanol) is thought be a major predictive factor for development alcoholism. Evidence from rodent models has supported this view with those animals most likely develop tolerance generally drinking preferring ethanol more so than resistant it. Despite evidence, very little known about relationships between ethanol-induced consumption. The goal study was evaluate ataxic using mouse model binge-like intake dubbed...

Abstract Animal models of prenatal ethanol exposure are necessary to more fully understand the effects on developing embryo/fetus. However, most employ procedures that may produce additional maternal stress beyond produced by alone. We employed a daily limited‐access intake model called Drinking in Dark (DID) assess voluntary binge‐like mouse. Evidence suggests binge be particularly harmful embryo/fetus, perhaps due relatively higher blood concentrations achieved. Pregnant females had mean...

Background Academic achievement was evaluated in children with heavy prenatal alcohol exposure to determine potential strengths and weaknesses, evaluate the utility of different definitions for identifying low academic performance, explore neural correlates that may underlie performance. Methods Children (8 16 years) were assessed using WIAT ‐ II . Patterns performance examined 2 subject groups: ( n = 67) controls 61). A repeated‐measures MANCOVA examining group differences on domain...

To validate an automated cerebellar segmentation method based on active shape and appearance modeling then segment the cerebellum images acquired from adolescents with histories of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) non-exposed controls (NC). Automated segmentations total cerebellum, right left hemispheres, three vermal lobes (anterior, lobules I–V; superior posterior, VI–VII; inferior VIII–X) were compared to expert manual labelings 20 subjects, studied twice, that not used for model training....

The extensive prenatal developmental growth period of the cerebellum renders it vulnerable to unhealthy environmental agents, especially alcohol. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) is marked by neurodysmorphology including cerebral and cerebellar volume deficits, but lobular deficit profile has not been delineated. Legacy MRI data 115 affected 59 unaffected adolescents young adults were analyzed for gray matter revealed graded deficits supporting a severity. Graded salient in...

Abstract Adolescence is a highly conserved period during which mammals undergo number of hormonal, biological, and behavioral changes [Spear [2000] Neurosci. Biobehav. Rev. 24: 417–463]. Ethical constraints limit the research that can be done in human adolescents. Rodents provide useful model at least some features adolescence, including increases body growth, differences sleep/wake, eating patterns, as well risk‐taking, novelty seeking, exploratory behaviors. Much available developmental...

Abstract Objectives: Caregivers of youth with heavy prenatal alcohol exposure report impaired communication, which can significantly impact quality life. Using data collected as part the Collaborative Initiative on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (CIFASD), we examined whether cognitive variables predict communication ability histories exposure. Methods: Subjects (ages 10–16 years) comprised two groups: adolescents (AE) and non-exposed controls (CON). Selected measures executive function...

Adolescent individuals display altered behavioral sensitivity to ethanol, which may contribute the increased ethanol consumption seen in this age-group. However, genetics also exert considerable influence on both intake and sensitivity. Currently there is little research assessing combined of developmental genetic alcohol sensitivities. Sensitivity aversive effects using a conditioned taste aversion (CTA) procedure was measured during adolescence (P30) adulthood (P75) eight inbred mouse...