alcohol regulates prefrontal cortex

Subject: alcohol
Relation: regulates
Object: prefrontal cortex
p-value: —

Evidence from: primary | all sources

Evidence (2 sources)

The genetics of alcohol dependence: advancing towards systems-based approaches. (2012) PMID:22854292 cited

alcohol induces changes in the expression level of DNA binding and cell signaling genes within the prefrontal cortex

confidence: 0.96

Neurobiology of the adolescent brain and behavior: implications for substance use disorders. (2010) PMID:21093769 cited

these drugs of abuse can “hijack” the systems associated with drug incentives like the ventral striatum, thus down regulating top down prefrontal control regions.

confidence: 0.90