This article is related to our session this Tuesday on prenatal development. FAS is not easily diagnosed because it varies from mild to severe. So this research, if confirmed, is very helpful.
Eye Blinks May Help To Identify Children Prenatally Exposed To Alcohol: “Not all children prenatally exposed to alcohol show distinctive facial anomalies usually associated with fetal alcohol syndrome. New findings indicate that deficits in eye-blink conditioning can identify children with probable FAS. Eye blink conditioning may also serve to identify alcohol-exposed children who lack distinctive FAS features.
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(Via Clippings.)
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