Dr. Justin Gass, an addiction neuroscientist at East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine, is studying ...

Alcohol use has been associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline and dementia. But new research from the Texas A&M ...

Alcohol use has been associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline and dementia. But new research from Texas A&M ...

Part of a seminar series organized by the Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research about the neuroscientific, genetic and social aspects of alcohol drinking and the development of Alcohol ...

Voluntary alcohol consumption altered corticostriatal plasticity in rats, which may contribute to alcohol use disorder. Read ...

Using animal models representing isolated features of the disease, the team discovered that alcohol dramatically reduces ...

Many people are wired to seek and respond to rewards. Your brain interprets food as rewarding when you are hungry and water as rewarding when you are thirsty. However, addictive substances like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alcohol and other drugs can overpower the reward pathways of the brain. Simona Dumitru/Moment via Getty Images Many people are ...

The finding could lead to new treatments for alcohol dependence and anxiety disorders.

For many people, the thought of a tasty burger or a cold pint of beer conjures up a vivid mental image and drives behaviour. This link between thinking and doing serves a clear function – it motivates ...

Part of a series of discussions by the Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research about the neuroscientific, genetic and social aspects of alcohol drinking and the development of Alcohol Use ...