A Longitudinal Study of the Relationship Between Alcohol-Related Blackouts and Attenuated Structural Brain Development

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Citation

Lorkiewicz, S.A., Müller-Oehring, E.M., Baker, F.C., Elkins, B.V., Schulte, T. (2024). A Longitudinal Study of the Relationship Between Alcohol-Related Blackouts and Attenuated Structural Brain Development. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience special issue: The National Consortium on Alcohol and Neurodevelopment in Adolescence (NCANDA). Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Special Issue, 69:101448. doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2024.101448

Abstract

Alcohol-related blackouts (ARBs) are common in adolescents and emerging adults. ARBs may also be indicative of persistent, alcohol-related neurocognitive changes. This study explored ARBs as a predictor of altered structural brain development and associated cognitive correlates.

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