FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·March 13, 2019·4 min readNIH-funded rodent study finds molecular link between adolescent alcohol use and adult anxietyAdolescent rats exposed to alcohol had a decrease of both Arc eRNA expression and Arc gene expression in the amygdala during adulthood. Additionally, the alcohol-exposed rats displayed increased anxiety behaviors as they aged.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 5, 2019·5 min readNIH Study of Brain Energy Patterns Provides New Insights into Alcohol EffectsNeuroimaging research from NIH/NIAAA provides a new method to characterize how brain activity relates to glucose consumption, which could help us understand how alcohol and other substances and activities affect our brains.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 26, 2018·4 min readKey Brain Circuits for Reward Seeking and Avoidance Behavior IdentifiedResearchers have identified two subpopulations of neurons in the BNST that connect to separate populations of neurons in the lateral hypothalamus which appear to drive two opposing emotional states; avoidance and reward seekingRead More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 13, 2018·3 min readLack of Sleep May Be Linked to Risk Factor for Alzheimer’sA new study reveals sleep deprivation can lead to an immediate increase in amyloid beta.Read More
