FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 16, 2020·4 min readChronic Alcohol Use Reshapes the Brain’s Immune Landscape, Driving Anxiety and AddictionStudy identifies inflammatory mechanisms and cellular activity in the amygdala that drives alcohol addiction in mice. Chronic alcohol exposure compromises immune cells in the brain, driving anxiety and alcohol consumption that may lead to the development of AUD.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 24, 2020·5 min readPTSD and Alcohol Abuse Go Hand-in-Hand, but Males and Females Exhibit Symptoms DifferentlyMale and female rodents exhibit distinct symptoms and brain features of both PTSD and alcohol use disorder. Following trauma, males show increased GABA receptor function, while females showed increased GABA release.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 4, 2017·4 min readMapping How the Brain Stores MemoriesThe same area of the brain can motivate and suppress a learned behavior at the same time, a new study reports.Read More
