The Impact of Age on Olfactory Alcohol CueReactivity: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Study in Adolescent Versus Adult Drinkers

Adolescence is thought to mark a risk period for the development of Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs). However, little is known about the differential vulnerability of adolescents versus adults. This study aimed to unravel the moderating role of age by comparing neural alcohol cue-reactivity, an important AUD biomarker, between low-to-high beer drinking adolescent (n = 50, 16-18 years) and adult (n = 51, 30-35 years) males matched on drinking severity.