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Alcoholism and the brain: an overview.

Year: 2003

Type: article

Abstract: Alcoholism can affect the brain and behavior in a variety of ways, and multiple factors can influence these effects. A person's susceptibility to alcoholism-related brain damage may be associated with his or her age, gender, drinking history, and nutrition, as well as with the vulnerability of specific brain regions. Investigators use a variety of methods to study alcoholism-related brain damage, including examining brains of deceased patients as well as neuroimaging, a technique that enables researchers to test and observe the living brain and to evaluate structural damage in the brain.

Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)

Authors: Marlene Oscar-Berman, Ksenija Marinkovic

Institution: Boston University

Language: English

Topic: Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency

Subfield: Clinical Neurology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Awards: Alcohol and Multimodal Brain Imaging, Affective and Conative Changes in Alcoholism, AFFECTIVE AND CONATIVE CHANGES IN ALCOHOLISM