14 DAY TRIAL // It's (too) often said that drinking a wee too much kills brain cells. As it turns out, this is not true. Simply put, liquor is not one to make mincemeat of whatever neurons it chances to cross paths with.
The video below made it online just a few days ago. It explains what happens to the human brain when one gulps down one too many sips of alcoholic beverages, and I for one have to admit that I found it quite entertaining.
As explained in the video, alcohol does not kill brain cells. It does, however, affect dendrites, which are these long branch-like endings that neurons rely on to send messages from one to the other.
This is the reason why, when drinking too much, many find that they have trouble speaking or walking. The damage that alcohol does to dendrites might also explain the poor decisions folks tend to make when inebriated.
The good news is that, because alcohol does not kill brain cells, there is no reason to worry that a night out in the city might leave your brain scarred for life. On the contrary, the brain is well able to recover from one such experience.
Then again, it's always best not to push one's luck. More so since studies have shown that alcohol consumption can cause all sorts of medical problems that can seriously take the fun out of happy hour.
