Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders have less deep-gray brain matter

Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 10:31 in Psychology & Sociology

Children and youth who have fetal alcohol spectrum disorders have less deep-gray matter in their brains compared to children who don’t have the condition, according to a collaborative study by a multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Alberta. This difference affects the way messages are relayed in the brain.

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