The only thing that ever sat its way to success was a hen. ~Sarah Brown
A new study found that chronic alcohol consumption reduces the number of new brain cells that form in the hippocampus of adolescent rhesus monkeys. This finding suggests these cells are vulnerable to alcohol and their presence may be essential for preventing alcohol dependence.
The findings were presented at Neuroscience 2009, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.
“We’ve found a potential mechanism for alcohol’s harmful effects on the hippocampus and other brain regions associated with executive function and memory,” said Chitra Mandyam, Ph.D. of the Scripps Research Institute in San Diego and lead author of the study.
“This may lead to more effective medications for helping alcoholics overcome their addiction.”
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