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Minecraft Test Shows Beer Bad For Young Brain
Amentha Rajagobal, Maya Sengupta and Maya Murray Both undergrads, have discovered that alcohol can have a profound effect on the brain's development. This is mainly the hippocampus which is responsible for spatial navigation as well as memory formation.
Although it is well-known that alcohol can affect brain function in adults for a period of time, there is not much information about its effects on the development of brains.
Students asked undergraduate students questions about their alcohol use to determine its efficacy. They wanted to be aware of the date they had their first drink, how often they drink, and how much.
Then they asked the students to play a game in which they had to recall the places where objects were located in Minecraft's world. Minecraft.
Researchers found that people who began drinking earlier in life experienced more difficulty remembering the locations of objects than those who began drinking later in life.
Rajagobal says that the frontal lobes and the hippocampus are continuing to grow into our twenties. "They continue growing and changing in ways that the rest of our brains don't, so they are more prone to damage from things such as drinking alcohol at a young age."
The effects of this type of injuries, however, could extend well beyond the diminished ability to navigate through a video game or even on the street.
"The hippocampus is the brain that helps form memories," says Sengupta-Murray. Let's suppose that need realtor own an animal. You can smell it or hear it, and feel it. The hippocampus connects all these sensations and creates the memories of your dog.
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