Drinks like a Fish: Neural Maturation Mitigates the Effects of Ethanol on Associative Learning in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

This study used adult zebrafish to assess ethanol’s effects on an associative memory task. 12-hour post-exposure endpoint showed severe impact with steady improvement on subsequent time samples. Although recovery was observed, performance did not return to baseline. Results indicate that neural maturation is important in mitigating ethanol’s effects on memory.