Spatial Cognition: Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and the Memory Puzzle

Authors

Ryan A. Wirt, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Adam M. McNeela, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
James M. Hyman, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-21-2020

Publication Title

Current Biology

Volume

30

Issue

18

First page number:

1

Last page number:

4

Abstract

We navigate through space using the coordinated activity of spatially sensitive cells in the hippocampus. A new study shows that moderate prenatal alcohol exposure alters multiple features of hippocampal spatial responses, leading to inflexible and less precise representations of our surroundings.

Disciplines

Developmental Psychology | Psychology | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Language

English

Repository Citation

Wirt, R. A., McNeela, A. M., Hyman, J. M. (2020). Spatial Cognition: Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and the Memory Puzzle. Current Biology, 30(18), 1-4.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.07.020