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fMRI BOLD response to the eyes task in offspring from multiplex alcohol dependence families.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Dec 2007
Hill Shirley Y, Kostelnik Bryan, Holmes Brian, Goradia Dhruman, McDermott Michael, Diwadkar Vaibhav, Keshavan Matcheri
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BACKGROUND: Increased susceptibility for developing alcohol dependence (AD) may be related to structural and functional differences in brain circuits that influence social cognition and more specifically, theory of mind (ToM). Alcohol dependent individuals have a greater likelihood of having deficits in social skills and greater social alienation. These characteristics may be related to inherited differences in...
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