In the Brain, Binge-Drinking and Binge-Eating May Go Hand in Hand

After bartenders announce last call, like clockwork, pizza joints and 24-hour diners fill to the brim with drunk revelers. It seems counter-intuitive: Alcohol contains ample calories and the body should recognize it as a source of energy, adjusting our appetites accordingly. This predilection for imbibing and pigging out has been a scientific curiosity for some time now, and researchers have attributed the "drunchies" to our sense of smell, our taste buds or our deactivated social inhibit