2004
Impaired performance of children exposed in utero to cocaine on a novel test of visuospatial working memory
Schroder MD, Snyder PJ, Sielski I, Mayes L. Impaired performance of children exposed in utero to cocaine on a novel test of visuospatial working memory. Brain And Cognition 2004, 55: 409-412. PMID: 15177825, DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2004.02.062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaze Learning TestCocaine-exposed groupLearning TestRecall trialsGroton Maze Learning TestVisuospatial working memoryVisuospatial memory functionShort-term memoryInternal spatial mapPrenatal cocaine exposureChase testSignificant group differencesWorking memoryNeuropsychological measuresVisuospatial informationProcedural learningVisuomotor speedLearning trialsImpaired performanceMore errorsMemory functionGroup differencesCocaine exposureMin delayPossible impairment
1996
Impaired regulation of arousal in 3-month-old infants exposed prenatally to cocaine and other drugs
Mayes L, Bornstein M, Chawarska K, Haynes O, Granger R. Impaired regulation of arousal in 3-month-old infants exposed prenatally to cocaine and other drugs. Development And Psychopathology 1996, 8: 29-42. DOI: 10.1017/s0954579400006957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRegulation of arousalNegative affectGroup differencesStimulus presentation proceduresDrug exposure statusNovel stimulus presentationsCocaine-exposed groupAffective expressivenessCocaine-exposed infantsCognitive developmentAffective expressionNovel stimuliStimulus presentationInfant regulationPresentation procedureBehavioral statesInfant behavioral stateInfant behaviorLess cryingArousalStimuliAffectSources of differencesMonths of ageCocaine