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NIH-funded rodent study finds molecular link between adolescent alcohol use and adult anxiety

Neuroscience NewsMarch 13, 2019

Adolescent 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...

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NIH Study of Brain Energy Patterns Provides New Insights into Alcohol Effects

Neuroscience NewsMarch 5, 2019

Neuroimaging 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...

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Key Brain Circuits for Reward Seeking and Avoidance Behavior Identified

Neuroscience NewsAugust 26, 2018

Researchers 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 seeking... Read More...

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Lack of Sleep May Be Linked to Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience NewsApril 13, 2018

A new study reveals sleep deprivation can lead to an immediate increase in amyloid beta. ... Read More...

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NIH/NIAAA

NIH-funded rodent study finds molecular link between adolescent alcohol use and adult anxiety

NIH Study of Brain Energy Patterns Provides New Insights into Alcohol Effects

Key Brain Circuits for Reward Seeking and Avoidance Behavior Identified

Lack of Sleep May Be Linked to Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s