Alcohol in the Aging Brain
- As our society grows older new challenges for medicine and healthcare emerge. Agerelated changes of the body have been observed in essential body functions, particularly in the loco-motor system, in the cardiovascular system and in cognitive functions concerning both brain plasticity and changes in behavior. Nutrition and lifestyle, such as nicotine intake and chronic alcohol consumption, also contribute to biological changes in the brain. This review addresses the effect of alcohol consumption on cognitive decline, changes in brain plasticity in the aging brain and on cardiovascular health in aging. Thus, studies on the interplay of chronic alcohol intake and either cognitive decline or cognitive preservation are outlined. Because of the inconsistency in the literature of whether alcohol consumption preserves cognitive functions in the aging brain or whether it accelerates cognitive decline, it is crucial to consider individual contributing factors such as culture, health and lifestyle in future studies.
Author details: | Melinda A. Jeglinski-MendeORCiDGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-436568 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.25932/publishup-43656 |
ISSN: | 1866-8364 |
Title of parent work (German): | Postprints der Universität Potsdam Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe |
Subtitle (English): | The Interplay Between Alcohol Consumption, Cognitive Decline and the Cardiovascular System |
Publication series (Volume number): | Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe (566) |
Publication type: | Postprint |
Language: | English |
Date of first publication: | 2019/10/15 |
Publication year: | 2019 |
Publishing institution: | Universität Potsdam |
Release date: | 2019/10/15 |
Tag: | AUD; aging brain; alcohol consumption; cognitive decline; neuroplasticity |
Issue: | 566 |
Number of pages: | 7 |
Source: | Frontiers in Neuroscience 13 (2019) Art. 713 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00713 |
Organizational units: | Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Strukturbereich Kognitionswissenschaften |
DDC classification: | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
Peer review: | Referiert |
Publishing method: | Open Access |
License (German): | CC-BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |
External remark: | Bibliographieeintrag der Originalveröffentlichung/Quelle |