ReviewAlcohol research : current reviews2020
Sex Differences in the Neurobiology of Alcohol Use Disorder.
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123 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 198 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Alcohol on EEG Activity: A Systematic Review Focused on Sex-Related Differences in Youth.Current neuropharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- Yohimbine as a pharmacological probe for alcohol research: a systematic review of rodent and human studies.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2022Pooled it
- Stimulant-like subjective effects of alcohol are not related to resting-state connectivity in healthy men.Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991) · 2023Trial
- Effects of alcohol on sleep and nocturnal heart rate: Relationships to intoxication and morning-after effects.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2022Trial
- Social Mistreatment Effect on Alcohol Misuse Trajectories Is Moderated by Subcortical Network Activation During Error Processing.Addiction biology · 2026Article
- Age and Sex Differences in Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes · 2026Article
- Influence of sex, anxiety, and risk-taking behavior on opioid and alcohol polysubstance consumption patterns.Addiction neuroscience · 2026Article
- Alcohol misuse and negative emotion processing in neurotypical drinkers: Sex differences in behavioral and neural markers.Psychiatry research. Neuroimaging · 2026Article
- Role of miRNAs from mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles in neuroinflammation and behavioral impairments induced by chronic alcohol consumption in female mice.Neural regeneration research · 2026Article
- Dopamine D2 and GABA(A) Receptors Differentially Regulate Ethanol-Induced Aversion and Reward Through Corticolimbic Circuits.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Integrated lipidome and miRNome analyses reveal sex-based differences in circulating extracellular vesicles of alcohol use disorder patients.Cell biology and toxicology · 2026Article
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- Towards Mechanism-Informed Treatments for Mental Health.Journal of neurochemistry · 2026Review
- Sex differences in nucleus accumbens circuitry engaged with binge-like ethanol drinking.Psychopharmacology · 2026Article
- Sex differences in alcohol use and perceptions of cognitive health in rural Uganda.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Early life adversity increases striatal dopamine D1 receptor density and promotes social alcohol drinking in mice, especially males.Translational psychiatry · 2026Article
- Histopathological and ultrastructure alterations in tongue and parotid tissues of rats in consequence to long-term alcohol intoxication and ameliorative role of 10-dehydrogingerdione.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- BDNF in ventrolateral orbitofrontal cortex to dorsolateral striatum circuit moderates alcohol consumption, seeking and relapse.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Article
- Patterns of chronic ethanol drinking in male and female cynomolgus monkeys.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2026Article
- Central amygdala single-nucleus atlas reveals chromatin and gene transcription dynamics in human alcohol use disorder.Nature communications · 2026Article
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Abstract
Sex differences may play a critical role in modulating how chronic or heavy alcohol use impacts the brain to cause the development of alcohol use disorder (AUD). AUD is a multifaceted and complex disorder driven by changes in key neurobiological structures that regulate executive function, memory, and stress. A three-stage framework of addiction (binge/intoxication; withdrawal/negative affect; preoccupation/anticipation) has been useful for conceptualizing the complexities of AUD and other addictions. Initially, alcohol drinking causes short-term effects that involve signaling mediated by several neurotransmitter systems such as dopamine, corticotropin releasing factor, and glutamate. With continued intoxication, alcohol leads to dysfunctional behaviors that are thought to be due in part to alterations of these and other neurotransmitter systems, along with alterations in neural pathways connecting prefrontal and limbic structures. Using the three-stage framework, this review highlights examples of research examining sex differences in drinking and differential modulation of neural systems contributing to the development of AUD. New insights addressing the role of sex differences in AUD are advancing the field forward by uncovering the complex interactions that mediate vulnerability.
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