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Infante MA, Eberson SC, Zhang Y, Brumback T, Brown SA, Colrain IM, Baker FC, Clark DB, De Bellis MD, Goldston D, Nagel BJ, Nooner KB, Zhao Q, Pohl KM, Sullivan EV, Pfefferbaum A, Tapert SF, Thompson WK. Adolescent Binge Drinking Is Associated With Accelerated Decline of Gray Matter Volume. Cereb Cortex 2021; 32:2611-2620. [PMID: 34729592 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhab368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
The age- and time-dependent effects of binge drinking on adolescent brain development have not been well characterized even though binge drinking is a health crisis among adolescents. The impact of binge drinking on gray matter volume (GMV) development was examined using 5 waves of longitudinal data from the National Consortium on Alcohol and NeuroDevelopment in Adolescence study. Binge drinkers (n = 166) were compared with non-binge drinkers (n = 82 after matching on potential confounders). Number of binge drinking episodes in the past year was linked to decreased GMVs in bilateral Desikan-Killiany cortical parcellations (26 of 34 with P < 0.05/34) with the strongest effects observed in frontal regions. Interactions of binge drinking episodes and baseline age demonstrated stronger effects in younger participants. Statistical models sensitive to number of binge episodes and their temporal proximity to brain volumes provided the best fits. Consistent with prior research, results of this study highlight the negative effects of binge drinking on the developing brain. Our results present novel findings that cortical GMV decreases were greater in closer proximity to binge drinking episodes in a dose-response manner. This relation suggests a causal effect and raises the possibility that normal growth trajectories may be reinstated with alcohol abstinence.
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Affiliation(s)
- M A Infante
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
| | - Y Zhang
- Division of Biostatistics, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California, San Diego, USA.,Population Neuroscience and Genetics Lab, University of California, San Diego, USA
| | - T Brumback
- Department of Psychological Science, Northern Kentucky University, Kentucky, USA
| | - S A Brown
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.,Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
| | - I M Colrain
- Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, USA
| | - F C Baker
- Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, USA
| | - D B Clark
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
| | - M D De Bellis
- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
| | - D Goldston
- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
| | - B J Nagel
- Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA
| | - K B Nooner
- Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC, USA
| | - Q Zhao
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
| | - K M Pohl
- Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, USA.,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
| | - E V Sullivan
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
| | - A Pfefferbaum
- Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, USA.,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
| | - S F Tapert
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
| | - W K Thompson
- Division of Biostatistics, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California, San Diego, USA.,Population Neuroscience and Genetics Lab, University of California, San Diego, USA.,Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, USA
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