Open AccessLifetime Alcohol Use Influences the Association Between Future-Oriented Thought and White Matter Microstructure in Adolescents
Author(s) -
Scott A. Jones,
Natalia Kazakova,
Bonnie J. Nagel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
alcohol and alcoholism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.747
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1464-3502
pISSN - 0735-0414
DOI - 10.1093/alcalc/agaa149
Subject(s) - white matter , diffusion mri , psychology , fractional anisotropy , association (psychology) , alcohol , alcohol dependence , orientation (vector space) , alcohol use disorder , medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , biology , biochemistry , geometry , mathematics , psychotherapist , radiology
Future orientation, or the ability to plan ahead and anticipate consequences, is a capacity that develops during adolescence, yet its underlying neurobiology is unknown. Previous independent reports suggest that reduced future orientation and altered white matter microstructure are associated with greater alcohol use in adolescents; however, these effects have not been studied in conjunction. This study investigated the association between future orientation and white matter microstructure as a function of lifetime alcohol use.