(MRI) magnetic resonance imaging studies that distinguished alcohol related brain effects that are permanent from those that are reversible with abstinence.
The cerebellum ,which is the part of brain is responsible for coordination movement and perhaps even some forms of learning , appears to be particularly sensitive to the effects of thiamine deficiency and that area most frequently damaged with chronic alcohol consumption.
Using (CT) computed tomography, researchers are finding the direct effects of chronic drinking. Alcohol interferes with brain communication pathways and can effect the way the brain works. Both MRI and CT scan have been applied to the study of alcoholism.
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Neuroendocrine cells are like nerve cells, but they also make hormone like cells of the endocrine system. They receive messages from the nervous system and respond by making and releasing hormones. These hormones control many bodily functions.
