crack baby

slang for an infant whose mother used crack cocaine during pregnancy. In utero exposure to cocaine has been associated with negative effects on learning and functioning, although such effects are now believed to be less drastic than feared during the height of the crack epidemic in the 1980s.

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February 17th 2025

binocular suppression

the ability of stimulation through one eye to inhibit the response or sensitivity to stimulation through the other eye. See binocular rivalry.