The search for neuroimaging studies investigating WM alterations in patients with AUD compared to healthy controls was conducted up to January 18, 2021, on PubMed and on EBSCO hosted PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, MEDLINE Complete, CINAHL Complete, and Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection databases were used as well as reference-tracing of the retrieved articles. Database filters were set for: Humans, English, Peer-Reviewed.