Prenatal alcohol exposure did not affect impulsivity in rats that performed delay or probability discounting tasks.
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Prenatal alcohol exposure did not affect impulsivity in rats that performed delay or probability discounting tasks
Individuals who fall under the spectrum of the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome have a higher prevalence of several cognitive disturbances, including a greater probability of being diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Some of these effects, such as hyperactivity and attentional impairments, are already well established in the literature. The assessment of impulsive choice, howe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychology & Neuroscience
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1983-3288,1984-3054
DOI: 10.3922/j.psns.2011.1.014