Publications by authors named "Rui Pedro Serafim Rodrigues"
J Psychopharmacol
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Alcohol-related cues significantly affect craving levels, particularly in binge drinkers (BDs), who show cognitive and neurofunctional changes linked to their drinking patterns.
- A study involving 36 university students, split between BDs and abstainers, examined how these groups processed memories associated with alcohol-related contexts using fMRI.
- Results indicated that BDs exhibited greater brain activation in specific areas related to mental imagery and reward processing when recalling alcohol-related memories, suggesting a potential link to increased alcohol craving and seeking behavior.
