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Researchers at Salk Institute discover a brain circuit controlling alcohol drinking behavior in mice, which can predict compulsive drinking. The study found that neural communication patterns between two brain regions are related to the development of compulsive drinking.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- Brain biomarker predicts compulsive drinking Salk Institute · Nov 21, 2019 · first to report
- Brain biomarker predicts compulsive drinking in mice American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Nov 21, 2019
- What leads to compulsive alcohol use? New experiments into binge drinking provide answers Vanderbilt University · Nov 21, 2019