Impairment of Neuroplasticity in the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex by Alcohol

Abstract Previous studies have demonstrated that alcohol consumption impairs neuroplasticity in the motor cortex. However, it is unknown whether alcohol produces a similar impairment of neuroplasticity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), a brain region that plays an important role in cogn...

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Main Authors: Genane Loheswaran, Mera S. Barr, Reza Zomorrodi, Tarek K. Rajji, Daniel M. Blumberger, Bernard Le Foll, Zafiris J. Daskalakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04764-9