Neural responses to reward, threat, and emotion regulation and transition to hazardous alcohol use.
Katelyn T Kirk-ProvencherMatthew E SloanKeinada AndereasCooper J EricksonRosa H HakimiAnne E PennerJoshua L GowinPublished in: Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) (2024)
Baseline drinking levels were significantly associated with the transition to hazardous alcohol use. Studies with larger samples and longer follow-up should test whether the amygdala response to negative emotional imagery can be used to indicate a future transition to hazardous alcohol use.