title: Binge drinking in adolescents: a review of neurophysiological and neuroimaging research.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  While the relationship between chronic exposure to alcohol and neurobiological damage is well established, deleterious brain effects of binge drinking in youths have only recently been studied.
  
  
  METHODS
  Narrative review of studies of brain disturbances associated with binge drinking as assessed by neuroimaging (EEG and IRMf techniques in particular) in adolescent drinkers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Some major points still deserved to be investigated; directions for future research are suggested.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Information and prevention programs should emphasize that binge drinking is not just inoffensive social fun, but if carried on, may contribute to the onset of cerebral disturbances possibly leading to alcohol dependence later in life.
authors.affiliation: Corresponding author: The Belgian Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS), CHU Brugmann, Department of Psychiatry, 4 Place Vangehuchten, 1020 Brussels, Belgium. salvatore.campanella@chu-brugmann.be.
authors.forename: Géraldine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Petit
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maurage
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kornreich
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Verbanck
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Campanella
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D020268:Alcohol-Induced Disorders, Nervous System / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D059906:Neuroimaging