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The Use of Trace Eyeblink Classical Conditioning to Assess Hippocampal Dysfunction in a Rat Model of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Published on: August 5, 2017
Collaborative initiative on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: methodology of clinical projects
Sarah N Mattson1, Tatiana Foroud, Elizabeth R Sowell
1Center for Behavioral Teratology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92120, USA. smattson@sunstroke.sdsu.edu
Abstract:
The Collaborative Initiative on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (CIFASD) was created in 2003 to further understanding of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Clinical and basic science projects collect data across multiple sites using standardized methodology. This article describes the methodology being used by the clinical projects that pertain to assessment of children and adolescents. Domains being addressed are dysmorphology, neurobehavior, 3-D facial imaging, and brain imaging.
