Drunk Rats Could Overturn Neurological Orthodoxy

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By Neuroskeptic
Jan 15, 2013 9:41 AMNov 5, 2019 12:16 AM

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A form of brain abnormality long regarded as permanent is, in fact, sometimes reversible, according to an unassuming little paper with big implications.

Here's the key data: some rats were given a lot of alcohol for four days (the "binge"), and then allowed to sober up for a week. Before, during and after their rodent Spring Break, they had brain scans. And these revealed something remarkable - the size of the rats' lateral ventricles increased during the binge, but later returned to normal.

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