After a history of stress and drinking, the brain simply works differently. (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

After a history of stress and drinking, the brain simply works differently.

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The locus coeruleus (outlined) of mice exposed to alcohol and stress show markedly more signs of oxidative stress (bottom) than the brains of mice that avoided the stress/alcohol cocktail (top).

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UMass Amherst

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