Drinking alcohol during pregnancy affects learning and memory function in offspring?
Friday, July 19, 2013 - 15:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy has detrimental effects on fetal central nervous system development. Maternal alcohol consumption prior to and during pregnancy significantly affects cognitive functions in offspring, which may be related to changes in cyclin-dependent kinase 5 because it is associated with modulation of synaptic plasticity and impaired learning and memory.