enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Alcohol-related dementia - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol-related_dementia

   Alcohol-related dementia is a broad term currently preferred among medical professionals. [10] If a person has alcohol-related 'dementia' they will struggle with day-to-day tasks. This is because of the damage to their brain, caused by regularly drinking too much alcohol over many years. [17] This affects memory, learning and other mental ...

3. Alcohol-related brain damage - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol-related_brain_damage

   Alcohol-related brain damage [1] [2] alters both the structure and function of the brain as a result of the direct neurotoxic effects of alcohol intoxication or acute alcohol withdrawal. Increased alcohol intake is associated with damage to brain regions including the frontal lobe , [ 3 ] limbic system , and cerebellum , [ 4 ] with widespread ...

4. Effects of alcohol on memory - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_alcohol_on_memory

   Alcohol acts as a general central nervous system depressant, but it also affects some specific areas of the brain to a greater extent than others. Memory impairment caused by alcohol has been linked to the disruption of hippocampal function—particularly affecting gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) and N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) neurotransmission which negatively impacts long-term potentiation ...

5. Dementia risk rises with any amount of alcohol use, new study ...

   www.aol.com/dementia-risk-rises-amount-alcohol...

   There is no level of alcohol consumption that does not increase the risk of dementia among drinkers, according to a new study. Using statistical methods based on genetic analyses, the authors of ...

6. Long-term depression - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-term_depression

   In neurophysiology, long-term depression (LTD) is an activity-dependent reduction in the efficacy of neuronal synapses lasting hours or longer following a long patterned stimulus. LTD occurs in many areas of the CNS with varying mechanisms depending upon brain region and developmental progress.

7. Depression is likely not caused by a chemical imbalance in ...

   www.aol.com/depression-likely-not-caused...

   For years, a chemical imbalance of serotonin has been widely viewed as the culprit for depression, resulting in the widespread use of antidepressants. The study published this week in the journal…