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Frontoparietal connectivity in substance-naïve youth with and without a family history of alcoholism.
Brain research - 13 Jan 2012
Wetherill Reagan R, Bava Sunita, Thompson Wesley K, Boucquey Veronique, Pulido Carmen, Yang Tony T, Tapert Susan F
Abstract excerpt
Frontoparietal connections underlie key executive cognitive functions. Abnormalities in the frontoparietal network have been observed in chronic alcoholics and associated with alcohol-related cognitive deficits. It remains unclear whether neurobiological differences in frontoparietal circuitry exist in substance-naïve youth who are at-risk for alcohol use disorders. This study used functional connectivity...
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