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Can we control our ‘Brain’?- Part 1 (Neuro with theology)

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Alcohol and the Brain

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It was very sad to watch different troll videos on YouTube regarding people who are so-called “Madhu priyargal”. So, I thought let me write something, as I am working in the neuroradiology domain, but nothing related to alcohol nor addictive syndrome. Alcoholic beverages contain ethanol, a psychoactive drug with relaxant and euphoric effects, consumed by people throughout the world. The major outward appearances of the syndrome are as follows: Coordination loss (loss of balance), falling, slurred speech, inhibition loss (loss of self-consciousness), vomiting. Risk:  for Men - consuming more than 14 drinks per week or more than four drinks in a single day at least once a month; for women, the limits are more than seven drinks per week and three drinks per day                                                                       Brain changes Hippocampus (a region responsible for memory). Research studies on the effect of alcohol use on the human brain had shown smaller hippocam