medial prefrontal cortex associated_with drinking
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Sex/gender differences in brain function and structure in alcohol use: A narrative review of neuroimaging findings over the last 10 years.
(2021)
PMID:32333417
cited
PFC activity ... positively correlates with drinking behavior (r=0.4, p=0.02)
confidence: 0.93
Encoding of the Intent to Drink Alcohol by the Prefrontal Cortex Is Blunted in Rats with a Family History of Excessive Drinking.
(2019)
PMID:31358511
cited
mPFC neurons were found that possessed the capacity to encode decisions and/or behaviors associated with drinking/non-drinking trials.
confidence: 0.90