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dc.contributor.advisorLesscher, H.M.B.
dc.contributor.authorHoutman, R.M.A.
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-07T17:01:35Z
dc.date.available2010-09-07
dc.date.available2010-09-07T17:01:35Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.urihttps://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/5670
dc.description.abstractAlcohol use entails high medical, social and economic costs for our society. Despite laws restricting the age of alcohol users, alcohol use in young Dutch adolescents is quite common. Alcohol consumption among adolescents is characterized by frequent drinking and drinking in high quantities. At the same time during adolescence, the brain undergoes many developmental changes, particularly in the prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, and mesocorticolimbic dopamine system. Human and rodent studies revealed that adolescent alcohol use can cause brain damage and long-term detrimental neurocognitive effects, for example for executive functioning and memory and learning abilities. Moreover, evidence suggests that early onset and high-risk alcohol use among adolescents increases the risk for later alcohol abuse and addiction. Suggestions are given for future research to further elucidate the effect of alcohol use on adolescent brain development and to minimize the negative consequences of this alcohol use. Finally, recommendations for the prevention of underage drinking are discussed.
dc.description.sponsorshipUtrecht University
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dc.language.isoen
dc.titleLong-term effects of alcohol use on adolescent brain development
dc.type.contentMaster Thesis
dc.rights.accessrightsOpen Access
dc.subject.keywordsalcohol
dc.subject.keywordsalcoholism
dc.subject.keywordsadolescence
dc.subject.keywordsbrain development
dc.subject.keywordsbrain damage
dc.subject.keywordsneurocognition
dc.subject.keywordsprefrontal cortex
dc.subject.keywordshippocampus
dc.subject.keywordsmesocorticolimbic dopamine system
dc.subject.courseuuNeuroscience and Cognition


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