“Twenty-first birthday drinking: Extreme drinking episodes and white matter microstructural changes in the fornix and corpus callosum": Retraction of Boness et al. (2019).

Reports the retraction of "Twenty-first birthday drinking: Extreme-drinking episodes and white matter microstructural changes in the fornix and corpus callosum" by Cassandra L. Boness, Ozlem Korucuoglu, Jarrod M. Ellingson, Anne M. Merrill, Yoanna E. McDowell, Constantine J. Trela, Kenneth J. Sher, Thomas M. Piasecki and John G. Kerns (Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2020[Oct], Vol 28[5], 553-566). The explanation for the retraction: In preparing to use the DTI images for secondary data analysis, it was discovered that multiple participants had the wrong DTI data included for Session 1 analyses. This was due to a file transfer error that incorrectly substituted another participant’s DTI data for the correct DTI data. In correcting the error and reanalyzing the data, our findings changed in ways that were nontrivial and, thus, exceed what would be appropriate for a corrigendum. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2019-72844-001.) The 21st birthday celebration is characterized by extreme alcohol consumption. Accumulating evidence suggests that high-dose bingeing is related to structural brain changes and cognitive deficits. This is particularly problematic in the transition from adolescence to adulthood when the brain is still maturing, elevating the brain’s sensitivity to the acute effects of alcohol intoxication. Heavy drinking is associated with reduced structural integrity in the hippocampus and corpus callosum and is accompa...
Source: Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research