How Alcohol Affects The Brain
1 EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL ON BRAIN FUNCTIONING & NEUROTRANSMITTERS
When alcohol is consumed the brain is unable to send the correct messages through the body and disrupts communication between the nerve cells . It suppresses nerve activity, throughout the cerebral cortex and the central nervous system (CNS) by significantly slowing down the pace of actions taken and information received . Consumption also alters two of the major neurotransmitters within the brain being the Hippocampus and the Prefrontal Lobe . The hippocampus is responsible for memories, and occasionally after one or two standard drinks (SD)people are prone to forgetting recently learned things. Being that it is a sensitive part of the brain (see figure.1), alcohol is poisonous
When alcohol is consumed the brain is unable to send the correct messages through the body and disrupts communication between the nerve cells . It suppresses nerve activity, throughout the cerebral cortex and the central nervous system (CNS) by significantly slowing down the pace of actions taken and information received . Consumption also alters two of the major neurotransmitters within the brain being the Hippocampus and the Prefrontal Lobe . The hippocampus is responsible for memories, and occasionally after one or two standard drinks (SD)people are prone to forgetting recently learned things. Being that it is a sensitive part of the brain (see figure.1), alcohol is poisonous