According to a new Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience study, children who experienced TBI under the age of 5 were 3.6 times more likely to have problems with substance abuse as teens. Finding suggest traumatic brain injuries during early life could be a risk factor for alcohol abuse later in life.
A new study will test the power of oxytocin in combating PTSD.
According to a new study, alcohol increases neural activity in the central amygdala.
A new study reports dopamine stabilizer OSU6162 can reduce cravings for those addicted to alcohol.
Using optogenetics, researchers obtain a better understanding of the neurochemical basis for alcohol addiction.