• Question: how many brain cells does onne glass of wine kill??

    Asked by aimeee to Antonia, Douglas, Hugh, Matt, Tom on 15 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Antonia Hamilton

      Antonia Hamilton answered on 14 Jun 2010:


      I don’t know we can put a specific number, but the alcohol makes your brain process information more slowly and makes you less good at making decisions.

    • Photo: Matthew Hurley

      Matthew Hurley answered on 14 Jun 2010:


      i don’t think any. Over time drinking to much can make your brain a LOT smaller – like a nut rolling around in a balloon!

    • Photo: Tom Hardy

      Tom Hardy answered on 14 Jun 2010:


      Recent studies have proved that drinking alcohol does not ‘kill’ brain cells. Instead it damages things known as dendrites. Dendrites are found at the end of nerve cells and help with transmitting signals to cells. This causes problems when the nervous system needs to send messages into cells.

      In fact you are more likely to kill brain cells by rapidly shaking your head or not drinking enough water than you are from a glass of wine!

    • Photo: Hugh Roderick

      Hugh Roderick answered on 15 Jun 2010:


      Just the right amount!

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