ABSTRACT

Behavioral Neurophysiology ............................................249 10.4 Future Directions..........................................................................................255 10.5 Conclusions ..................................................................................................256 Acknowledgments..................................................................................................256 References..............................................................................................................256

How is the physiology of the brain influenced by exposure to alcohol? What are the acute effects of alcohol on neuronal function, and how are these acute effects transformed into chronic effects both in direct response to a subsequent experience with the drug, such as tolerance, and in response to previous experience with the drug, such as alcohol-seeking behavior?