Alcohol-related imagery disrupts moral processing in the brains of people with alcoholism. When individuals with alcohol use disorder were shown moral images paired with alcohol-related distractions, their brains showed less activity in regions associated with moral decision-making.
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Alcohol-related imagery disrupts moral processing in the brains of people with alcoholism
A new neuroimaging study has found that people with alcohol use disorder show reduced brain activity when alcohol-related distractions are present.
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Chronic alcohol consumption profoundly alters the expression of genes in the endocannabinoid system in key brain regions, affecting areas involved in reward, impulse control and decision-making Read Full Article #alcohol #endocannabinoid #geneexpression…
🧠 Researchers found significant genetic alterations in the brains of individuals with chronic alcoholism, specifically in areas linked to addiction.
🔬 Published in the journal Addiction, the study analyzed post-mortem brain tissue from individuals who had consumed alcohol for an average of 35 years, revealing how decades of drinking change gene activity in key brain regions like the prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens.
📈 Key findings include a 125% increase in CB1 receptor gene expression in the prefrontal cortex and a 78% increase in the nucleus accumbens, while CB2 receptor gene expression decreased by approximately 50% in both areas.
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🔬 Published in the journal Addiction, the study analyzed post-mortem brain tissue from individuals who had consumed alcohol for an average of 35 years, revealing how decades of drinking change gene activity in key brain regions like the prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens.
📈 Key findings include a 125% increase in CB1 receptor gene expression in the prefrontal cortex and a 78% increase in the nucleus accumbens, while CB2 receptor gene expression decreased by approximately 50% in both areas.
#Alcoholism #Neuroscience #AddictionResearch