The Impact of Alcohol on the Brain Neurobiology of Brain Involvement

Recently mutations in the SERT gene, commonly known as 5’- hydroxtryptamine transporter linked polymorphic region (5’-HTTLPR), has been implicated in cases of alcoholism. One mutation is known as the “long” alcohol and dopamine allele and the other mutation is known as the “short” allele. The difference between the two alleles is that the “short” version […]