Rebecca L. McCullough

The Vagus Nerve in Alcohol Use Disorder: Gut-Brain Mechanisms Linking Interoception, Neuroinflammation, and Reward.

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a leading contributor to global morbidity and mortality, yet current treatments remain underutilized and only partially effective. Although AUD has traditionally been conceptualized as a brain-centered disorder, emerging evidence supports an integrative framework in which peripheral physio...