The excessive intake of alcohol is a serious public health problem, especially given the
severe damage provoked by chronic or prenatal exposure to alcohol that affects many …

Improving cerebrovascular function may be a key mechanism whereby a healthy lifestyle, of
which a healthy diet combined with increased physical activity levels is a cornerstone …

Objective: The authors sought evidence for altered adolescent brain growth trajectory
associated with moderate and heavy alcohol use in a large national, multisite, prospective …

Quantitative measurements of brain perfusion are influenced by perfusion-modifiers.
Standardization of measurement conditions and correction for important modifiers is …

Acute and chronic alcohol exposure significantly affect behavior but the underlying
neurobiological mechanisms are still poorly understood. Here, we used functional …

A decade of research and development in resting‐state functional MRI (RSfMRI) has
opened new translational and clinical research frontiers. This review aims to bridge between …

Opioids are important tools for pain management, but abuse can result in serious health
complications. Of these complications, respiratory depression that leads to brain hypoxia is …

Although alcohol consumption is linked to increased aggression, its neural correlates have
not directly been studied in humans so far. Based on a comprehensive neurobiological …

Acute alcohol administration affects functional connectivity, yet the underlying mechanism is
unknown. Previous work suggested that a moderate dose of alcohol reduces the activity of …

Background Alcohol stimulates cerebral blood flow (CBF) in brain reward regions. However,
neural processes that support sustained alcohol motivation after the first drink are not well …