Alcohol

Question 1

what part of the brain is most affected by alchohol

Answer 1

white matter (myelin on axon)

corpus callosum(connects the hemispherse),

cerebellum (motor movements)

Cerebral cortex (motor movement)

Hypothalamus (memory)

all leadingto accelerated aging

Question 2

What effect does alcohol have on the brainq

Answer 2

dehration

Question 3

are moderate drinkers at risk?

Answer 3

no

Question 4

Can the white matter regrow?

Answer 4

yes. increases in cerebellar choline (important in memory)

Question 5

is there a link between alzheimers and alcohol consumption?

Answer 5

no

Question 6

With analysis of the neurons lost from alcohol, what size where the most common neurons lost

Answer 6

largest with somal areas of over 90 micro meters

Question 7

the increase of ___ in the ____ ____ and _______ lead to adaptive changes of plasticity

Answer 7

hNP22, frontal cortex, hippocampus

Question 8

what percent of alcoholics had cerebellum atrophy?

Answer 8

27% loss of purkinjie cells caused by thiamine defficency

Question 9

what is the priciple factor causing brain damage in alcholoics

Answer 9

thiamine deficency

Question 10

Wernickles encephlalography and Korsakoffs phychosis

Answer 10

WKS

memory disorder caused by thiamine deficincy

Question 11

genes affect MBP and PLP?

Answer 11

yes they are involved in myelination