Digging Deep: Teenage alcoholism and its effects on the adult brain

Digging Deep: Teenage alcoholism and its effects on the adult brain

A recent study has established a connection between teenage alcoholism and brain disorders later in adult life. Bohnsack et al. (2022), reporting in Science this month, argue that excessive consumption of liquor during teenage impacts the amygdala, which is part of the temporal lobe of the brain that is involved with handling memory and emotions. […]

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