alcohol has the largest death rate out of all other drugs
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Alcohol has the largest death rate out of all other drugs
disorders caused by alcohol have increased over the past 6 years
Null Hypothesis: the ethanol exposure will have no effect on the short term memory of
Drosophila melanogaster.
Alternate Hypothesis: the Drosophila exposed to ethanol will have impaired
short term memory, and the Drosophila who are not, will not
The purpose of this experiment is to demonstrate the effects of alcohol exposure on short term memory in
drosophila.
Alcohol
Short Term Memory
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Olfactory training
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Holly LaFerriere 2007
http://www.northwestern.edu/neurobiology/faculty/allada2/gbbpapers/MooreHeberlein98.pdf
Comparison between Control and chpd Drosophila
Control and chpd
Moore, 98
Need
Knowledge Base
Literature Review
Purpose Hypothesis
The Effects of The Effects of Alcohol on Alcohol on Short-Term Short-Term Memory in Memory in Drosophila Drosophila MelanogasterMelanogaster
Moore, 98
LaFerriere, 07
Testing Chamber
The Effects of Alcohol on Short Term Memory in Drosophila
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ControlAlcohol Before
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Exposed to Alcohol for 5 minutes
Trained in olfactory method with one
minute shock increments every
10 minutes
Trained in olfactory method with one
minute shock increments every
10 minutes
Trained in olfactory method with one
minute shock increments every
10 minutesExposed to Alcohol for
5 minutes
Training Chamber
Tested 5 hours laterTested 5 hours later
Tested 5 hours later
Methodology
Results
Performance index used to see if learning occurred
Data Supported the Alternate Hypothesis
Effects of alcohol on long term memory.
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Grant B, Harford TC, Dawson DA, et al. Prevalence of DSM-IV alcohol abuse and dependence, United States 1992. Alcohol Health & Research World 18(3). 1994.
Laferriere, Holly, and Douglas J. Guarnieri. "Genetic Dissociation of Ethanol Sensitivity and Memory Formation in Drosophila melanogaster." (2008). Genetics. <http://www.genetics.org/cgi/content/full/178/4/1895/>.
Miller, Loren L., and Michael P. Dolan. "SpringerLink - Journal Article." SpringerLink Home - Main. 1973. <http://www.springerlink.com/content/u0161w1781274g83/>.
Moore, Monica, and Jim DeZazzo. "Ethanol Intoxication in Drosophila:Genetic and Pharmacological Evidence for Regulation by the cAMP Signaling Pathway." (1998). <http://www.northwestern.edu/neurobiology/faculty/allada2/gbbpapers/MooreHeberlein98.pdf>.
The number of trials for drosophila exposed to alcohol could have been higher and possible human errors.
Performance Index: (Correct-Incorrect)-.5/.5 x100
Ethanol beaker
Air pump
Alcohol Exposure
Exposure chamber
The purpose of this experiment is to demonstrate the effects of alcohol exposure on short term memory in drosophila.
Results demonstrated that exposure to alcohol impaired short term memory
Discussion
Limitations Conclusion
Future Studies
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