While the harmful pattern of binge and high-intensity drinking is commonly studied in terms of how much someone drinks, how quickly a person drinks alcohol can lead to higher and longer exposure to harmful blood concentrations. The present study seeks to understand how drinking speed is affected by brain systems that respond to reward and by alcohol tolerance, or the loss of alcohol effect within a drinking episode. This work will help identify the brains systems that underlie binge and high intensity drinking and eventually aid the development of treatments.
Key Personnel
Martin H. Plawecki, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Mario Dzemidzic, PhD
Associate Research Professor of Neurology
Jarek Harezlak, PhD
Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Indiana University School of Public Health
Joaquín Goñi Cortes, PhD
Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering and Biomedical Engineering
Purdue University
Christopher C. Lapish, PhD
Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology
Sean J. O'Connor, MD, MSEE
Professor of Psychiatry
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