Enriched environment attenuates changes in Water-Maze performance and BDNF level caused by prenatal alcohol exposure

• Main Authors: Rungpiyada Tipyasang, Sarun Kunwittaya, Sujira Mukda1, Nittaya J Kotchabhakdi, Naiphinich Kotchabhakdi
• Other Authors: Mahidol University. Institute of Molecular Biosciences
• Format: Original Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor; enriched environment; prenatal alcohol exposure; Morris water maze; Open Access article
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/7732
• Institution: Mahidol University

Prenatal exposure to alcohol can result in fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), characterized by significant changes in the physiology, structural plasticity of hippocampal function, including long-term deficits in learning and memory. Environmental enrichment has long been known to improve motor and co...