may relate to the deficits reported in FASD. Given that prior research has found a positive relationship between hippocampal volume and spatial recall [27]; caudate volume and inhibitory control [28]; and volumes of both these regions are implicated in verbal learning and recall deficits in FASD [28, 27], shape deviations may well be associated with such deficits also. As shape deviations in the right caudate and hippocampus were related to the quantity of alcohol exposure, perhaps a relationship between verbal ability and shape variation in these regions would also be detectable among individuals with more moderate or low-dose alcohol exposures.
