Longitudinal Effects of Alcohol Consumption on the Hippocampus and Parahippocampus in College Students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The hazardous effects of alcohol consumption on both the hippocampus and memory have been well established. However, the longitudinal effects of ethanol on the developing brain and related consequences on memory are not well explored. Given the above, we investigated the longitudinal effects of college drinking on hippocampal volume in emerging college adults.

Methods

Data were derived from the longitudinal Brain and Alcohol Research with College Students study. A subset of 146 freshmen (mean age at baseline = 18.5 years) underwent brain magnetic resonance imaging scans at baseline and 24 months later. Four drinking-related measures derived from monthly surveys were reduced to a single alcohol use index using principal component analysis. Gray matter volumetric ch

SUBMITTER: Meda SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6062479 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature