How Does Alcohol Affect the Brain?

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However, there were three (3) areas which showed the greatest affect. Those were the occipital lobe, which controls vision, the cerebellum cortex which has to do with balance, attention, and movement, and then the temporal lobe which handles hearing. Alcohol interferes with communication between nerve cells in the brain by suppressing the activity of excitatory nerve pathways and increasing activity of inhibitory nerve pathways...
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Alcohol interferes with communication between nerve cells in the brain by suppressing the activity of excitatory nerve pathways and increasing activity of inhibitory nerve pathways. This is why we see drunken people become sluggish in their behavior. The steps to follow in order to get help are: First step: accept they need help all alcoholics need help in order to stop drinking, but some people just won't accept they need help because they are afraid to admit the have become alcoholics...
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