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Family history of alcoholism mediates the frontal response to alcoholic drink odors and alcohol in at-risk drinkers.
NeuroImage - 1 Mar 2010
Kareken David A, Bragulat Veronique, Dzemidzic Mario, Cox Cari, Talavage Thomas, Davidson Dena, O'Connor Sean J
Abstract excerpt
Although a family history of alcoholism is the strongest risk factor for developing alcohol dependence, there are few studies of the association between familial alcoholism and the human brain's reward system activity. We used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to determine how family h...
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