2017
Heavy Drinking in College Students Is Associated with Accelerated Gray Matter Volumetric Decline over a 2 Year Period
Meda SA, Dager AD, Hawkins KA, Tennen H, Raskin S, Wood RM, Austad CS, Fallahi CR, Pearlson GD. Heavy Drinking in College Students Is Associated with Accelerated Gray Matter Volumetric Decline over a 2 Year Period. Frontiers In Behavioral Neuroscience 2017, 11: 176. PMID: 29033801, PMCID: PMC5627037, DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2017.00176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbstainers/light drinkersHeavy drinking groupBrain regionsLight drinkersDrinking groupHeavy drinkingSignificant public health issueSignificant GMV decreaseGray matter changesYear followup periodHarmful alcohol usePublic health issueMedial frontal gyrusLongitudinal effectsFollowup periodGMV decreaseMean agePoints 24 monthsBrain MRIMatter changesNeurodevelopmental periodAlcohol consumptionAnterior cingulateTissue lossHeavy drinkers
2013
Chapter 36 Addiction and the Human Adolescent Brain
Dager A, Squeglia L, Castro N, Tapert S. Chapter 36 Addiction and the Human Adolescent Brain. 2013, 353-364. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-398335-0.00036-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescent brainSubstance useTests of memoryHuman adolescent brainAdolescent substance useCritical neurodevelopmental periodConsequences of addictionExecutive functioningMaturation of systemsVisuospatial skillsSubstance experimentationHigher-order processesDevelopmental trajectoriesNeural riskNeurodevelopmental changesIntervention programsNeurodevelopmental periodRisky behaviorsLimbic regionsNegative consequencesProblematic useAdolescencePoor performanceGreater vulnerabilityAddiction