Amygdala Drinking (IMAGE)

Duke University

Amygdala Drinking

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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.

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Annchen Knodt, Duke University

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