Gender differences in brain function and structure in alcoholism

Gender differences in brain function and structure in alcoholism

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University === PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and wo...

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Main Author: Ruiz, Susan Michelle Mosher
Language:en_US
Published: Boston University 2018
Subjects:
Gender
Alcoholism
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2144/32050
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spelling ndltd-bu.edu-oai-open.bu.edu-2144-320502019-07-01T03:27:01Z Gender differences in brain function and structure in alcoholism Ruiz, Susan Michelle Mosher Gender Alcoholism Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. Traditionally, alcoholism research focusing on the brain included only men. Recently, inclusion of women in brain-based alcoholism research has shown that gender differences in physiology and drinking habits contribute to unique profiles of cognitive, emotional, and neuropsychological dysfunction, as well as dimorphic patterns of structural brain damage and recovery. The present study employed functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of alcoholic men and women and demographically-similar control participants to explore how gender and alcoholism interact to influence: (1) interference by reward-salient distractor stimuli on working memory, (2) emotional processing and memory, and (3) drinking pattern associations with structural brain abnormalities. [TRUNCATED] 2031-01-02 2018-11-07T16:00:22Z 2012 2012 Thesis/Dissertation b38910822 https://hdl.handle.net/2144/32050 11719032087316 99196044850001161 en_US Boston University
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topic Gender
Alcoholism
spellingShingle Gender
Alcoholism
Ruiz, Susan Michelle Mosher
Gender differences in brain function and structure in alcoholism
description Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University === PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. === Traditionally, alcoholism research focusing on the brain included only men. Recently, inclusion of women in brain-based alcoholism research has shown that gender differences in physiology and drinking habits contribute to unique profiles of cognitive, emotional, and neuropsychological dysfunction, as well as dimorphic patterns of structural brain damage and recovery. The present study employed functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of alcoholic men and women and demographically-similar control participants to explore how gender and alcoholism interact to influence: (1) interference by reward-salient distractor stimuli on working memory, (2) emotional processing and memory, and (3) drinking pattern associations with structural brain abnormalities. [TRUNCATED] === 2031-01-02
author Ruiz, Susan Michelle Mosher
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title Gender differences in brain function and structure in alcoholism
title_short Gender differences in brain function and structure in alcoholism
title_full Gender differences in brain function and structure in alcoholism
title_fullStr Gender differences in brain function and structure in alcoholism
title_full_unstemmed Gender differences in brain function and structure in alcoholism
title_sort gender differences in brain function and structure in alcoholism
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