Adolescent Alcohol Exposure Disrupts Astrocyte-Synaptic Structural And Functional Coupling In The Male Dorsal Hippocampus
Olivia Coulter, C. D. Walker, T. Carter, Hannah G. Sexton, James Denvir, William Christopher Risher, Brandon J. Henderson, Mary‐Louise Risher
This study shows that adolescent alcohol exposure disrupts astrocyte-synaptic coupling in male rats, leading to persistent behavioral impairments that can be partially reversed by astrocyte activation.
Molecular Psychiatry · Aug 15, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience