Model-based and model-free control predicts alcohol consumption developmental trajectory in young adults – a three-year prospective study

A shift from goal-directed toward habitual control has been associated with alcohol dependence. Whether such a shift predisposes risky drinking is not yet clear. We investigated how goal-directed and habitual control at age 18 predict alcohol use trajectories over the course of three years.

Source: Biological Psychiatry - January 25, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Hao Chen, Negin Mojtahedzadeh, Matthew J. Belanger, Stephan Nebe, S ören Kuitunen-Paul, Miriam Sebold, Maria Garbusow, Quentin J.M. Huys, Andreas Heinz, Michael A. Rapp, Michael N. Smolka Tags: Archival Report Source Type: research