Neurons found that tell the brain when to stop drinking

Wednesday, July 6, 2016 - 15:01 in Health & Medicine

By activating particular neurons, we may be able to influence alcohol drinking behavior, according to new findings published by researchers at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine in the journal Biological Psychiatry. The group’s prior research showed that alcohol consumption alters the physical structure and function of neurons, called medium spiny neurons, […]

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