Drunk Mice Reveal Brain Circuits Involved in Binge Drinking
Pinpointing brain circuits underlying binge drinking offers potential targets to develop interventions and reveals insights about neuronal wiring.
Specific sets of neurons within particular brain regions get activated in response to binge drinking, offering potential targets to develop treatments for compulsive alcohol consumption.
Alcohol has become a part of various aspects of life, including celebration, comfort, and routine, but can lead to binge drinking and addiction.
Gilles Martin studies the neuronal circuits underlying binge alcohol drinking using mice models and techniques such as electrophysiology, optogenetics, and transcriptomics.
Whether it is a Friday-night drink with friends, a quiet glass of wine to unwind after a long day, or as a wedding toast, alcohol has woven itself into celebration, comfort, and routine.
Author summary: Research on brain circuits may help develop interventions for binge drinking.
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