Amygdala Drinking (IMAGE) Duke University Caption Imbalance in the activation of two brain areas, the ventral striatum (VS on vertical scale) and the amygdala, predicts problem drinking in university students who are dealing with stress. The same two brain areas also predict the number of new sexual partners a person will have several months after his or her brain scan. Credit Annchen Knodt, Duke University Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.