Molecular mechanism that causes teens to be less sensitive to alcohol than adults identified

Molecular mechanism that causes teens to be less sensitive to alcohol than adults identified
Researchers have known for years that teens are less sensitive than adults to the motor-impairing effects of alcohol, but they do not know exactly what is happening in the brain that causes teens to be less sensitive than adults. But now, neuropsychologists at Baylor University have found the particular cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the age-dependent effect of alcohol in teens that may cause the reduced motor impairment.