Prenatal Effects of Amphetamines
In a new study, published in the “International Journal of Molecular Sciences,” Florida Atlantic University researchers investigated the mechanisms underlying the long-term effects of prenatal exposure to addictive doses of amphetamine. The team was led by Lucia Carvelli, Ph.D., an associate professor of neuroscience at the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College and a member of the Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute. Using a tiny worm, C. elegans, they examined whether exposure to high doses of amphetamine during a key moment in prenatal development would alter brain development. Their results showed modifications that can cause behavioral changes in adult animals.
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