How a gene affects alcohol response
Treatments studied
This study looks at how a specific gene (ZIP8) affects the way people respond to alcohol. You'll have MRI brain scans and may be given alcohol to see how your brain reacts. It's for healthy right-handed adults of European ancestry who have some drinking experience.
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Who can take part
- Be between 21 and 60 years old.
- Be White and of European ancestry (due to a specific gene variant studied).
- Be a non-smoker (no cigarettes in the past year, never smoked daily for more than 1 month).
- Have some previous experience with alcohol, including having 5 or more drinks on one occasion at least once in your life.
- Not have any major medical, psychiatric, or substance use problems, and not be seeking alcohol treatment.
- Be right-handed, not pregnant or breastfeeding, and able to have an MRI (no metal implants, no severe claustrophobia).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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