Heavy drinking during adolescence may lead to structural changes in the brain and memory deficits that persist into adulthood, according to an animal study published in The Journal of Neuroscience. The study found that, even as adults, rats given daily access to alcohol during adolescence had reduced levels of myelin, the fatty coating on nerve fibers that accelerates the transmission of electrical signals between neurons. These changes were observed in a brain ...
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