Why the study?
Little is known about how alcohol consumption in adolescence may alter brain function, leading to long-term developmental detriments.
Does hazardous alcohol use alter brain network topology in adolescents compared to no/low alcohol use?
Population
698 youth aged 12-21 years
Comparison
117 hazardous drinkers vs 581 no/low drinkers
Authors
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Adolescent hazardous drinking links to altered brain network topology; leaves open causality and clinical relevance pending longitudinal data.
Does hazardous alcohol use alter brain network topology in adolescents compared to no/low alcohol use?
Hazardous alcohol use in adolescents is associated with aberrant connectivity in specific brain networks compared to no/low alcohol use.
Kirse et al. (2023) studied this question.
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