ETSU researcher explores neuroscience behind recovery

ETSU researcher explores neuroscience behind recovery

Why do some memories fade while others linger for years? For Dr. Justin Gass, that question is at the center of his research at East Tennessee State University. An addiction neuroscientist at ETSU’s Quillen College of Medicine, Gass studies how alcohol alters the brain in ways that make addiction recovery more difficult. His work focuses on understanding why certain cues – such as a place, smell, social setting or time of day – can trigger cravi…