Increased Nucleus Accumbens Volume in College Binge Drinkers - Preliminary Evidence From Manually Segmented MRI Analysis

Increased Nucleus Accumbens Volume in College Binge Drinkers - Preliminary Evidence From Manually Segmented MRI Analysis

IntroductionBinge drinking (BD) is characterized by high alcohol intake in a short time followed by periods of withdrawal. This pattern is very common during adolescence and early adulthood, a developmental stage marked by the maturation of the fronto-striatal networks. The basal ganglia, specifical...

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Main Authors: Sónia S. Sousa, Adriana Sampaio, Eduardo López-Caneda, Clothilde Bec, Óscar F. Gonçalves, Alberto Crego
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
alcohol
binge drinking
college students
nucleus accumbens
nucleus caudate
striatum
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.01005/full

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