Adolescent alcohol exposure and persistence of adolescent-typical phenotypes into adulthood: A mini-review

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 45, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-8

  Spear, Linda Patia ^a   Swartzwelder, H Scott ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Behavior; Cognitive; Electrophysiological; Ethanol; Neural; Persisting effects

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULTHOOD; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; COGNITION; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL SENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL; BRAIN; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; COGNITION; ETHANOL; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 84901439466     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: 18737528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2014.04.012     Document Type: Review

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