1. CURRENT RESEARCH: FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER DAVID GILLIAM SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES

2. Facial features of FAS Intellectual disabilities and delayed development; Learning disorders; Abnormal behavior: short attention span, hyperactivity, poor impulse control

3. MouseHuman White arrows (left) and black arrows (right) indicate damaged corpus callosum. A and B are normal; C-F show damage from prenatal alcohol exposure.

4. We are interested in studying how alcohol affects all phases of brain development

5. Vapor Inhalation of Alcohol We use ethanol vapor inhalation to expose mouse pups to alcohol

7. 5-Minute Blocks = SEM

8. We are now developing a method to examine how learning and memory are affected by developmental exposure to ethanol vapor. Above, you will see the components of the test apparatus.

9. Water Maze Platform Locations

10. Mouse Finds Platform

11. Mouse Searches Platform Area

12. As a student in my laboratory you will learn to: 1)Handle mice 2)Use vapor ethanol exposure chamber 3)Test mice in water maze 4)Record and analyze data 5)Write report Contact Dave Gilliam at:970 351-2951 McKee 15a david.gilliam@unco.edu