Episode 12: The Brain and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

The Buzz in Physiology: (Starts at 2:01) A quick look at studies from APS journals that have been in the news. The Accidental Mind: (Starts at 4:17) How is your brain like an ice cream cone? David Linden, author of " The Accidental Mind " explains. Dr. Linden is the editor of the Journal of Neurophysiology and is a researcher and teacher at Johns Hopkins University. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: (Starts at 17:04) Research in sheep shows promise for understanding how maternal drinking causes cerebellar damage to the developing fetus. Timothy Cudd and Jay Ramadoss explain their study, which appears in the American Journal of Physiology . Dr. Cudd is at Texas A&M University, while Dr. Ramadoss is at the University of Wisconsin. Click here for the study. The link brings you to the abstract. Click on "Full Text (PDF)" in the right column for the full study. Related Press Releases: EPO Young at Heart FinnTwin The music that you hear at the beginning and end of the program is Body Notes, composed by scientist-musician (and APS member) Hector Rasgado-Flores. The San Diego Chamber Orchestra performs. Running Time: 27:40

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Episode 12: The Brain and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is an episode from Life Lines - The Podcast of The American Physiological Society by The American Physiological Society.

This episode is 27:46 long.

This episode was published on Aug 3, 2008.

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