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Quitting Alcohol Can Change the Brain in Surprising Ways, Mouse Study Finds
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- Researchers found unusually high BNST activity in abstinent mice that later showed compulsive-like alcohol drinking
- For some people, a period without alcohol can later be followed by more compulsive drinking
- In mice undergoing abstinence, our research team found that changes in the activity of a specific brain region appeared before this compulsive drinking behavior, raising [
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Researchers found unusually high BNST activity in abstinent mice that later showed compulsive-like alcohol drinking. For some people, a period without alcohol can later be followed by more compulsive drinking. In mice undergoing abstinence, our research team found that changes in the activity of a specific brain region appeared before this compulsive drinking behavior, raising [...]
