Chronic drinking leads to reduced cortical thickness in frontal and temporal brain regions

Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 18:30 in Health & Medicine

Chronic misuse of alcohol can cause widespread damage to the brain. A new study uses cortical thickness measurements to examine alcohol-related tissue loss across the cortex. Results show most damage in the frontal and temporal brain regions, directly related to the amount of alcohol consumed.

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