Communications Biology (Mar 2021)

An integrated multimodal model of alcohol use disorder generated by data-driven causal discovery analysis

  • Eric Rawls,
  • Erich Kummerfeld,
  • Anna Zilverstand

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-01955-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Rawls and colleagues use an advanced statistical approach to identify causal neurobehavioral mechanisms underlying Alcohol Use Disorder. Their findings support current multifactorial models of addiction, but also highlight the importance of social factors in addiction maintenance.