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Chronic alcohol use reshapes the brain’s immune landscape, driving anxiety and addiction
November 16, 2020 by NewsBot
Deep within the brain, a small almond-shaped region called the amygdala plays a vital role in how we exhibit emotion, behavior and motivation; it's also strongly implicated in alcohol abuse. Now, for the first time, a team has identified important changes to anti-inflammatory mechanisms and cellular activity in the amygdala that drive alcohol addiction.