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Binge Drinking and Alcohol Misuse

How excessive alcohol use - especially begun during adolescence - impacts somatostatin levels in the brain causing anxiety, depression, and future cognitive decline, as well as permanent changes to mood and the brain’s pre-frontal cortex. Guest: Nicole Crowley, Ph.D., Director, Penn State Neuroscience Institute University Park, Associate Professor of Biology and Biomedical Engineering.
Season 10 Episode 6 Length 26:47 Premiere: 09/01/25

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Binge Drinking and Alcohol Misuse
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Motivated Behavior: Training Your Brain
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Alzheimer’s Disease: Diagnosis & Treatment
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New Psychiatric Medications (Part Two)
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