Reduced cerebellar brain activity during reward processing in adolescent binge drinkers

Due to ongoing development, adolescence may be a period of heightened vulnerability to the neurotoxic effects of alcohol. Binge drinking may alter reward-driven behavior and neurocircuitry, thereby increasing risk for escalating alcohol use. Therefore, we compared reward processing in adolescents wi...

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Main Authors: Anita Cservenka, Scott A. Jones, Bonnie J. Nagel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878929315000651