CURRENT RESEARCH: FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER DAVID GILLIAM
SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES
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Facial features of FAS Intellectual disabilities and delayed
development; Learning disorders; Abnormal behavior: short attention
span, hyperactivity, poor impulse control
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MouseHuman White arrows (left) and black arrows (right)
indicate damaged corpus callosum. A and B are normal; C-F show
damage from prenatal alcohol exposure.
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We are interested in studying how alcohol affects all phases of
brain development
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Vapor Inhalation of Alcohol We use ethanol vapor inhalation to
expose mouse pups to alcohol
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5-Minute Blocks = SEM
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We are now developing a method to examine how learning and
memory are affected by developmental exposure to ethanol vapor.
Above, you will see the components of the test apparatus.
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Water Maze Platform Locations
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Mouse Finds Platform
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Mouse Searches Platform Area
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As a student in my laboratory you will learn to: 1)Handle mice
2)Use vapor ethanol exposure chamber 3)Test mice in water maze
4)Record and analyze data 5)Write report Contact Dave Gilliam
at:970 351-2951 McKee 15a [email protected]
