Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

E246: Alcohol and Dementia


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Many of us worry that we’ve done permanent damage to our brains with our heavy drinking or that it’s been too long to make a change. In this episode you’ll learn more about dementia, how heavy drinking damages the brain and increases the risk of developing dementia, and what you can do to reduce your risk of dementia, besides quitting drinking of course. I will also discuss wet brain, also known as Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, which is another consequence of long term heavy drinking. 

What to listen to next:

E196: how the brain recovers after quitting drinking

E224: alcohol makes your brain stop working

E240: post-acute withdrawal syndrome (PAWS)


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