Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) have studied the building blocks of a neurobiological link between alcohol use in the adolescent years and later decision-making impairments with adults. The results of the study were published last week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences website, and indicate a link between heavy drinkers and adult decision-making. Ilene Bernstein and Nicholas Nasrallah are the authors of the study, Nicholas is a psychology doctoral student at the UW and Ilene a professor of psychology and faculty member of the neurobiology and behavior program. Nicholas said: “We know early exposure to [ Read More ]
