Associations between alcohol consumption and gray and white matter volumes in the UK Biobank

Remi Daviet; Gökhan Aydogan; Kanchana Jagannathan; Nathaniel Spilka; Philipp D. Koellinger; Henry R. Kranzler; Gideon Nave; Reagan R. Wetherill

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-28735-5

Nature Communications (Mar 2022)

Associations between alcohol consumption and gray and white matter volumes in the UK Biobank

Remi Daviet,
Gökhan Aydogan,
Kanchana Jagannathan,
Nathaniel Spilka,
Philipp D. Koellinger,
Henry R. Kranzler,
Gideon Nave,
Reagan R. Wetherill

Affiliations

Remi Daviet: Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Gökhan Aydogan: Department of Economics, University of Zurich
Kanchana Jagannathan: Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Nathaniel Spilka: Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Philipp D. Koellinger: La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Henry R. Kranzler: Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Gideon Nave: Marketing Department, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Reagan R. Wetherill: Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28735-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Heavy alcohol consumption has been associated with brain structural changes. Here, using data from the UK biobank, the authors report associations between alcohol intake and brain macrostructure and microstructure.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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