Impulse control area in brain affected in teens with genetic vulnerability for alcoholism
Friday, November 7, 2008 - 10:56
in Psychology & Sociology
A new study suggests that genetic factors influence size variations in a certain region of the brain, which could in turn be partly responsible for increased susceptibility to alcohol dependence...
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