5/18/11

how many brain cells does one drink of alcohol kill ?


how many brain cells does one drink of alcohol kill ?a) 1,000
b) 10,000
c) 100,000

Answer by Wads
who cares? going up and down the stairs probably kills brain cells

Answer by SSSsss
1,000,000 brain cells are killed for every 1 oz of alcohol consumed.

LOL
It's a...
Myth: Drink enough alcohol and you'll start killing brain cells.

Reality: Drunken frat boys head-butting one another in a bar may give you pause to consider this one, but alcohol does not kill neurons or create holes in the brain. However, there's no denying that alcohol and other drugs of abuse impact brain systems. It's their effect on the neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin that goose the brain's reward system, leading to feelings of euphoria—and, when more of the drug is needed to create the same effect, to tolerance and addiction.
"Over the short-term, alcohol and drugs alter brain function rather than affecting brain structure," Molnar-Szakacs clarifies. "Slurred speech, impaired motor response, and impaired judgment are all symptomatic of compromised frontal lobes, the centers of the brain that direct higher-level decision making."
Rarely, a chronic drinker may develop Wernicke-Korsakoff's Syndrome, a condition characterized by atrophy or shrinking of the thalamus and hypothalamus and the inability to recall or form memories. This syndrome's not a direct effect of drinking, but rather a secondary result of alcohol abuse so severe that absorption of vitamin B-1 is prevented, leaving the brain malnourished.

Answer by shadowshot
b

Answer by mr. t
NONE, who taught you about alcohol?

Answer by Samantha
i didnt even kno you had over 100000 brains cells. rofl

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