Familial Alcoholism Affects Teen Brains
Familial alcoholism affects teen brains
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PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 16 (UPI) — Adolescents with a family history of alcoholism experience "weaker brain response during risky decision-making" than others, U.S. researchers report.
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Teen brains exposed to alcoholism differ
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PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 16 (UPI) — Early adolescents with a family history of alcoholism experience "weaker brain response during risky decision-making" than others, U.S. researchers report.
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Parental Alcoholism Linked to Brain Changes in Kids
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Adolescent brains respond to risky situations differently if the teen's parents are alcoholics, new research finds.
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A family history of alcoholism may make adolescent brains respond differently
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Researchers know that adolescents with a family history of alcoholism (FHP) are at risk for developing alcohol use disorders. Some studies have shown that, compared to their peers, FHP adolescents have deficits in behavioral inhibition. A study of the neural substrates of risk-taking in both FHP adolescents and their peers with a negative family history of alcoholism (FHN) has shown that FHP …
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