effects of alcohol on the human brain
In this essay I would be looking at the effects of alcohol consumption by college/university students, how it impairs the functioning of the human brain, the cognitive process of information and personality. I will be focusing on the parts of the brain that alcohol has effects on such as; cerebral cortex and the frontal lobes, the cerebellum, the hippocampus, the medulla and the hypothalamus, as well as how it affects personality (behavior) and intelligence and cognition.
According to Clarren & Smith (1978) alcohol is depressant drug that impacts the way we think, which is our cognitive mind, personality (the way we act/behave) and how we feel (emotions), and is produced using the fermentation process of grain and distilled spirits.
The human brain
According to Darwin (1978) the human brain is an organ which is responsible for processing all sensory information, greyish in color, cell-packed and 3-pound, and is the bench of all mental activities such as; feeling and thinking. The primary purpose of the brain is to regulate bodily processes such as breathing, temperature control and digestion, and is it appears to be swelling at the end of the spinal cord, (Darwin, 1978).
Darwin (1978) describes the brain as having three primary divisions namely; the hindbrain, the midbrain and the forebrain, one evolving into the other, and each division of the brain the are a number of structures, for example in the forebrain you will find the cerebrum, thalamus, hypothalamus, and in the hindbrain you most likely to find the cerebellum, the medulla, and pons.
The use of alcohol affects the functioning of the brain through many dissimilar mechanisms which include effects on ion channels, neurotransmitter receptors, and signaling of the cell molecules, resulting breakdown communication between the nerve cells, and since alcohol acts largely as a central nervous system (CNS) depressant networking with numerous neurotransmitter systems, the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is
According to Clarren & Smith (1978) alcohol is depressant drug that impacts the way we think, which is our cognitive mind, personality (the way we act/behave) and how we feel (emotions), and is produced using the fermentation process of grain and distilled spirits.
The human brain
According to Darwin (1978) the human brain is an organ which is responsible for processing all sensory information, greyish in color, cell-packed and 3-pound, and is the bench of all mental activities such as; feeling and thinking. The primary purpose of the brain is to regulate bodily processes such as breathing, temperature control and digestion, and is it appears to be swelling at the end of the spinal cord, (Darwin, 1978).
Darwin (1978) describes the brain as having three primary divisions namely; the hindbrain, the midbrain and the forebrain, one evolving into the other, and each division of the brain the are a number of structures, for example in the forebrain you will find the cerebrum, thalamus, hypothalamus, and in the hindbrain you most likely to find the cerebellum, the medulla, and pons.
The use of alcohol affects the functioning of the brain through many dissimilar mechanisms which include effects on ion channels, neurotransmitter receptors, and signaling of the cell molecules, resulting breakdown communication between the nerve cells, and since alcohol acts largely as a central nervous system (CNS) depressant networking with numerous neurotransmitter systems, the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is