Heavy Drinking and the Adolescent Brain
Submitted by Ally
- 14 August 2017
During adolescence, the brain is still maturing. This includes not only biological, but also psychosocial behavioural development.
So, what are the effects of heavy drinking on the adolescent brain?
This question is the focus of a literature review recently published in the academic journal Frontiers in Psychology.
It found that the consequences can be serious.
Specifically, the review established that heavy drinking is associated with a thinning or reduction of areas of the brain that play a key role in memory, attention, language, awareness and consciousness.
