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Alcohol in the aging brain
- As our society grows older new challenges for medicine and healthcare emerge. Age-related 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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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2019.00713 |
ISSN: | 1662-453X |
Pubmed ID: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31333411 |
Title of parent work (English): | Frontiers in neuroscience |
Subtitle (English): | the interplay between alcohol consumption, cognitive decline and the cardiovascular system |
Publisher: | Frontiers Research Foundation |
Place of publishing: | Lausanne |
Publication type: | Review |
Language: | English |
Date of first publication: | 2019/07/05 |
Publication year: | 2019 |
Release date: | 2021/01/07 |
Tag: | AUD; aging brain; alcohol consumption; cognitive decline; neuroplasticity |
Volume: | 13 |
Number of pages: | 7 |
Funding institution: | Deutsche ForschungsgemeinschaftGerman Research Foundation (DFG); Open Access Publishing Fund of University of Potsdam |
Organizational units: | Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Strukturbereich Kognitionswissenschaften / Department Linguistik |
DDC classification: | 4 Sprache / 40 Sprache / 400 Sprache |
License (German): | CC-BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |