Dr. Samuel Ball of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASAColumbia) reveals the myriad effects alcohol has on your brain and body. Produced by Will Wei ...

Dr. Samuel Ball of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASAColumbia) reveals the myriad effects alcohol has on your brain and body. Produced by Will Wei ...

Long-term heavy drinking can also result in a lack of vitamin B1 (thiamine) and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome which affects short-term memory. Alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) is a brain disorder ...

A brain signal called acetylcholine, which plays a key role in memory and motivation, appears to be key to alcohol's negative impacts on sleep, the research team found.