Animal Study: Zebrafish
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Each participant had trackers on them for each wrist and shoulder as well as their forehead. Fine motor control was tested by using a rod and colored beads. Using a pincer-grip, participants were to place colored beads on a rod using only their right or left hand. A controlled time was set for the experiment in which each child completed the task. The results showed that children with fetal alcohol syndrome had less beads threaded than those without. The trackers showed that wrist, shoulder, and head movement was greater in those with fetal alcohol syndrome, proving that motor development is compromised when a mother consumes