What does alcohol act on the brain?

Answer 1

Alcohol can affect several parts of the brain, but in general, alcohol contracts brain tissue and depresses the central nervous system. Also, alcohol destroys brain cells and unlike many other types of cells in the body, brain cells do not regenerate. Excessive drinking over a prolonged period of time can cause serious problems with cognition and memory.

Answer 2

Scientific medical research has demonstrated that the moderate consumption of Alcoholic Beverages (beer, wine and spirits) reduces the risk of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease.

Drinking alcohol in moderation is one of the strategies that can reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia in later life, according to a review of the research on how dementia can be reduced. Abstaining from alcohol and abusing alcohol are both risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia.

Reducing the risk of dementia would help contain health care costs and reduce the emotional burden of care giving. It would also promote enhanced quality of later life.

Answer 3

it messes up your brain really bad and it makes you lose your memory and it defaces your good image internally/externally and you will become unattractive to everyone. you lose your friends/family and you get no where in life plus you reducation goes down the drain for being stupid and choosing to use drugs especially MARIJUANA kween boss knows best

I would have to dissagree, kween boss does not know s##t. Some of the smartest people in the world are known to have smoked a lot of weed. It can give you a new prespective, and might show you other values. But by all meens, dont over do it. Wait until you turn 18.

Answer 4

Alcohol can affect several parts of the brain, but in general, alcohol contracts brain tissue and depresses the central nervous system. Also, alcohol destroys brain cells. Excessive drinking over a prolonged period of time can cause serious problems with cognition and memory.

When alcohol reaches the brain, it interferes with communication between nerve cells, by interacting with the receptors on some cells. The alcohol suppresses excitatory nerve pathway activity and increases inhibitory nerve pathway activity. Among other actions, alcohol enhances the effects of the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA. Enhancing an inhibitor has the effect of making a person sluggish. Also, alcohol weakens the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamine, which enhances the sluggishness even farther.

Answer 5

Alchohol over a period of time kills brain cells causing your brain to die.