<P> While researchers have found that moderate alcohol consumption in older adults is associated with better cognition and well - being than abstinence, excessive alcohol consumption is associated with widespread and significant brain lesions . The effects can manifest much later--mid-life Alcohol Use Disorder has been found to correlate with increased risk of severe cognitive and memory deficits in later life . Alcohol related brain damage is not only due to the direct toxic effects of alcohol; alcohol withdrawal, nutritional deficiency, electrolyte disturbances, and liver damage are also believed to contribute to alcohol - related brain damage . </P> <P> Consuming large amounts of alcohol over a period of time can impair normal brain development in humans . Deficits in retrieval of verbal and nonverbal information and in visuospatial functioning were evident in youths with histories of heavy drinking during early and middle adolescence . </P>

Long term impact of alcohol on the brain
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