The burden of binge and heavy drinking on the brain: Effects on adolescent and young adult neural structure and function

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue JUN, 2017, Pages

  Cservenka, Anita ^a   Brumback, Ty ^b,c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Binge drinking; Heavy drinking; MRI and fMRI; Young adulthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 85021314601     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01111     Document Type: Short Survey

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