Circuit in male brain increases alcohol use during social isolation: Study
NEW DELHI: (Aug 26) A new study has identified a brain process by which social isolation or loneliness may escalate alcohol consumption in males while suppressing it in females.
The findings, published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, suggest that loneliness can reprogram the brain in ways that push alcohol consumption, offering a biological explanation for why loneliness raises addiction risk.
“This is the first study to identify a specific brain circuit that explains how social isolation can drive increased alcohol use in males, marking a major advance for the field,” first author Reesha Patel, assistant professor of general psychiatry and neuroscience at Northwestern University’s school of medicine, said.
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