Adolescents and alcohol: Acute sensitivities, enhanced intake, and later consequences

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 41, Issue , 2014, Pages 51-59

  Spear, Linda Patia ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Alcohol; Fear conditioning; Incentive salience; Rodent model; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; AROUSAL; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN REGION; COGNITION; EVOLUTION; FEAR; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; LOCOMOTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TASTE AVERSION;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL; FEAR CONDITIONING; INCENTIVE SALIENCE; RODENT MODEL; SOCIAL ANXIETY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; ETHANOL; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES;

EID: 84890849655     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: 18729738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2013.11.006     Document Type: Review

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