Chronic heavy drinking can cause insidious damage to the brain

[barryqwalsh]

Experts say alcohol-related brain damage is under-diagnosed and often confused with Alzheimer’s disease, other forms of dementia or just getting older.

Now, brain imaging is revealing how long-term alcohol abuse can change the structure of the brain, shrinking grey-matter cells in areas that govern learning, memory, decision-making and social behaviour, as well as damaging white-matter fibres that connect one part of the brain with others.

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[The Great Goose]

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[aaronleland]

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[Muhammed]

Your brain and practically every other vital organ in your body.