Section last updated:
April 22, 2013
The Brain and Alcohol
Alcohol and Alzheimer's/ Dementia (last updated Mar 2013)
Just one drink increases brain’s functional connectivity (Jan 2013)
Poor impulse control may be pre-wired in some teens (May 2012)
Alcohol is associated with a lower pneumonia rate after traumatic brain injury (May 2012)
Alcohol consumption may help creativity
(May 2012)
Clue as to why alcohol is addictive: Scientists show that drinking releases brain endorphins (Feb 2012)
Correlating the blood alcohol concentration with outcome after traumatic brain injury: Too much is not a bad thing (Jan 2012)
Cerebral effects of binge drinking: Respective influences of global alcohol intake and consumption pattern
(Jan 2012)
Can alcohol help the brain remember? Repeated ethanol exposure enhances synaptic plasticity in key brain area, study finds (June 2011)
Reduced risk of cognitive impairment by light to moderate intake of alcoholic beverages in Southern Chinese elderly population (April 2011)
Mediterranean diet linked to slower mental decline (Jan 2011)
Abstinence, heavy drinking and binge drinking all associated with increased risk of cognitive impairment (Jan 2011)
Two studies suggest alcohol may improve outcome for trauma patients
Adolescent binge drinking may compromise the brain’s white matter, necessary for information relay
Mediterranean diet may protect the brain
Chocolate, wine and tea can boost brain power
Study shows slower cognitive decline for moderate women drinker
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Association of alcohol consumption with brain volume in the Framingham study
Drinking alcohol dulls the brain’s ability to detect threats
Is there a J-shaped relationship between alcohol consumption and cognitive function with ageing?
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Creina S. Stockley, Health and Regulatory Information Manager, The Australian Wine Research Institute
Does alcohol or aspirin consumption increase hemorrhaging in traumatic brain injury patients?
Drinking heavy amounts of alcohol shrinks the brain
Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with better cognitive function amongst US veterans
Moderate Alcohol Intake and Mental Function In Older Women
Moderate drinking associated with better cognition in women
Two studies offer clues about how alcoholic behaviour is switched
Heavy or binge drinking and its effect on the brain
Drinking and mental health risk
Alcohol and Cognitive Function in Women
Alcohol and Brain Structure
Brain stimulation in alcoholics
Alcohol on the Brain: Myths and Mysteries
by Baroness Susan Greenfield
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