Your Brain On Alcohol
Click the circles to see how alcohol affects each area of the brain.
Frontal Lobe
Controls judgement, behavior, and emotion. Drinking can cause increased aggression, crying, and overall impaired judgement.
Prefrontal Cortex
Controls your body's reward system and regulates impulsive behavior, causing you to do things you normally wouldn't if you're under the influence of alcohol.
Hippocampus
Stores memory, but will cause loss of memory while under the influence of alcohol.
Cerebellum
Works with the primary motor cortex controlling movement, balance, and complex motor functions such as speech. Slows reaction time and decreases motor functions.
Medulla
Controls heartbeats, breathing, and other functions. May slow or stop working altogether when drunk.
Reticular Activating System
Controls sleeping and waking. Alcohol depresses this system, causing you to black out/pass out.
Frontal Lobe
Controls judgement, behavior, and emotion. Drinking can cause increased aggression, crying, and overall impaired judgement.
Prefrontal Cortex
Controls your body's reward system and regulates impulsive behavior, causing you to do things you normally wouldn't if you're under the influence of alcohol..
Hippocampus
Stores memory, but will cause loss of memory while under the influence of alcohol.
Cerebellum
Works with the primary motor cortex controlling movement, balance, and complex motor functions such as speech. Slows reaction time and decreases motor functions.
Medulla
Controls heartbeats, breathing, and other functions. May slow or stop working altogether when drunk.
Reticular Activating System
Controls sleeping and waking. Alcohol depresses this system, causing you to black out/pass out.
