It influences intracellular signaling mechanisms, leading to changes in gene expression, chromatin remodeling, and translation. As a result of these molecular alterations, alcohol affects the activity of neuronal circuits. Together, these mechanisms produce long-lasting cellular adaptations in the brain ...
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Research using EEG, as well as event-related potentials (ERPs) and event-related oscillations (EROs), which measure brain activity in response to a specific stimulus, have shown that the brain activity of alcoholics and nonalcoholics differs in some characteristic ways. These differences are ...
Alcohol can affect several parts of the brain, but, in general, contracts brain tissues, destroys brain cells, as well as depresses the central nervous system. Excessive drinking over a prolonged period of time can cause serious problems with cognition and memory. Alcohol interacts with the brain...
Alcoholwastheleadingriskfactorfordiseaseandprematuredeathinmenandwomenbetweentheagesof15and49worldwidein2016,accountingfornearlyoneintendeaths,accordingtoastudypublishedinTheLancetin2018."Ithasbeenknownfordecadesthatheavydrinkingisbadforbrainhealth,"saidSadieBoniface,headofresearchattheUK'sInstituteofAlcoholStudies...
Becoming dependent on alcohol can lead to challenges for both the mind and the body. What does alcohol do to the brain? Heavy drinking can fuel changes in the brain—about half of people who meet the criteria for alcoholism show problems with thinking or memory, research suggests. The ...
In recent years, some new processes have been proposed to explain how alcohol may influence behavior, psychological symptoms and alcohol seeking in alcohol-dependent subjects. In addition to its important effect on brain and neurotransmitters equilibrium
Multiple interactions between and various receptors complicate our understanding of these brain mechanisms. Two possible therapeutic approaches to include interfering with alcohol-induced reward and reducing sensitivity to alcohol by administering drugs that selectively block or reinforce only one selected ...