NeuroscienceNeuropharmacologyPeer-reviewed
Acute alcohol and chronic drinking bidirectionally regulate the excitability of prefrontal cortex vasoactive intestinal peptide interneurons
Shannon M. Thompson, Carly B. Fabian, Anthony S. Ferranti, Max E. Joffe
This study shows that acute ethanol increases excitability of PFC VIP-INs, while chronic drinking reduces it in males but not females, with effects persisting into abstinence in males.
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