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Jacobson said that her group's future research will attempt to identify the underlying neural substrates that mediate the effects of alcohol exposure on behavior. "For example, we are beginning to study effects of alcohol exposure on components of arithmetic and number processing which have been linked to specific brain regions," she said. "We plan to use innovative neuroimaging procedures to help target when and where the damage occurs. By also identifying critical moderators of the relation between alcohol exposure and outcome, we hope to improve the ability to identify affected individuals and thus better understand the specific damage and mechanism by which this damage occurs. We have also collected data on a genetic polymorphism involved in maternal alcohol metabolism that appears to protect some children from the adverse effects of fetal alcohol exposure. Ultimately, the goal is to improve diagnosis and treatment of the full range of FASD and better identify women at high risk of having children with FASD."

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