EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — By using fruit flies, a team of UTEP faculty and students researched the neurobiological process behind social drinking and how it boosts feelings of euphoria. The study identifies the region of the brain that is stimulated by social drinking. The study says that tipsy fruit flies aren’t that different from intoxicated humans, according to a UTEP biologist.
Researchers think they now know why grabbing a drink with friends at happy hour can likely make you feel chatty, friendly and upbeat, but grabbing a drink alone may make you experience feelings of depression. “Social settings influence how individuals react to alcohol, yet there is no mechanistic study on how and why this occurs,” said…
