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Why Drunk People Show No Fear

It is clear that alcohol consumption can turn a gentleman into a rude beast. For the first time, a new research study published in The Journal of Neuroscience explains why. Social drinkers intoxicated with alcohol have lowered sensitivity in brain nuclei controlling threat detection, while displaying higher activity in brain nuclei connected to reward. "The key finding of this study is that after alcohol exposure, threat-detecting brain circuits can’t tell the difference between a threateni... Read »
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