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We all know that drinking can cloud judgment1. That’s why you should never e-mail an ex after you’ve had a few. But for teenagers, doing dumb things now because of alcohol may be just the start. Because research with animals suggests that drinking during adolescence2 can set you up for a whole lifetime of bad decisions. The study is in the Proceedings3 of the National Academy of Sciences.
People who abuse alcohol when they’re young don’t always make good choices as adults. But it’s been unclear whether the drink gives them the stupids, or whether folks prone4 to poor choices are predisposed to drink.
One way to tackle the question is by studying alcohol intake5 in animals, like rats. But rats don’t like to drink. So to make the alcohol more palatable6, scientists infused it into a tasty “gel matrix”. Yes, the researchers gave teenage rats Jello7 shots. And the animals’ decision-making ability stayed impaired8 well into adulthood…as measured by their tendency to chase after rewards with associated high risk rather than taking a sure thing. So, young party animals, remember the words of Faber’s Dean Wormer: “Drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son.”
1 judgment | |
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见 | |
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2 adolescence | |
n.青春期,青少年 | |
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3 proceedings | |
n.进程,过程,议程;诉讼(程序);公报 | |
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adj.(to)易于…的,很可能…的;俯卧的 | |
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n.吸入,纳入;进气口,入口 | |
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6 palatable | |
adj.可口的,美味的;惬意的 | |
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7 jello | |
n.凝胶物,果冻 | |
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8 impaired | |
adj.受损的;出毛病的;有(身体或智力)缺陷的v.损害,削弱( impair的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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