Aims To review the contemporary evidence reflecting male/female differences in alcohol use
and its consequences along with the biological (sex-related) and psycho-socio-cultural …

Dynamic changes in neurochemistry, fiber architecture, and tissue composition occur in the
adolescent brain. The course of these maturational processes is being charted with greater …

Women drink less alcohol and have fewer alcohol-related problems than men. Women
appear to be less likely than men to manifest certain risk factors for alcohol use and …

Brain imaging technology has allowed researchers to conduct rigorous studies of the
dynamic course of alcoholism through periods of drinking, sobriety, and relapse and to gain …

Studies over the last decade demonstrate that adolescence is a brain maturation period from
childhood to adulthood. Plastic and dynamic processes drive adolescent brain development …

Background: Imaging techniques have been in widespread use in the scientific community
for more than 3 decades. They facilitate noninvasive, in vivo studies of the human brain in …

The chronic, excessive consumption of alcohol results in significant modification of selective
neural systems of the brain structure, physiology, and function. Quantitative MR structural …

The brain is one of the major target organs of alcohol actions. Alcohol abuse can lead to
alterations in brain structure and functions and, in some cases, to neurodegeneration …

Background: Adolescents with alcohol use disorders (AUD) have shown smaller prefrontal
cortex (PFC) volumes compared with healthy controls; however, differences may have been …

Myo-Inositol (MI) is one of the most abundant metabolites in the human brain located mainly
in glial cells and functions as an osmolyte. The concentration of MI is altered in many brain …