The effect of alcohol on the CNS
- Created by: nancy_mcateer
- Created on: 03-12-17 19:33
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Alcohol
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- Alcohol affects the brain's prefrontal cortex
- It reduces inhibition- targets areas responsible for social control
- It increases the effectiveness of GABA making it harder for neuron transmission, slows reaction times, reflexes and speech
- It reduces the serotonin levels which leads to depressive feelings
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