Getting drunk and result on brain cells
 

Was just curious if there was any concrete evidence anyone knew of in a practical sense on just how much alcohol effects your brain. I know it kills cells, but well, practically everything does. And as I'm being drunk on gin right now, my mind began to wonder....

Heh. I always almost start threads like this when I'm intoxicated on any given substance(since I am right now, though, the effort to research your question seems like too much of an effort for me. :)).
I'm practically sure it kills your brain cells, though, as most pleasurable things do.

Do some NY Times sunday crossword puzzles and it will all even out.

This is what I tell myself at any rate.

It kills a lot, but you have a lot more. I have nothing specific, but the rule of thumb I've been given over the years is that you're fine unless you're a heavy binge drinker. Now what exactly constitutes a heavy binge drinker is debatable. I'm praying that it's less than what I do.

Drinking doesn't exactly kill brain cells. It destroys dendrites, which are responsible for sending information through the brain. It also causes the brain to shrink moreso than normal shrinkage due to aging.

... I think my brain may have shrunk some.

Where the hell have you been?

Hello, my brain is the size of my thumbnail.
Therefore, Cromp is my hero.

Thanks for the info, but what does that practically mean? I had a professor who used to binge drink and smoke pot before he got his PhD (and still a bit after!) And he was pretty smart, publishes a ton of papers, and makes a 6 figure salary.

It means you dont have anything to worry about unless you're a hardcore alcoholic. In that case you probably have other problems.

Some people can smoke pot, drink heavily, and have it not affect their academic or professional life. All about control, if you feel you lose it, then you stop. (As today is day 2 off cigarettes for me, I'm losing control myself :) )

But what he meant is that your brain won't stop working from it, even though it gets damaged. Supplying your body with a constant supply of alcohol probably will fuck it up, though.

Bessie Braddock: Sir, you are drunk.
Churchill: And you, madam, are ugly. But in the morning, I shall be sober.

I once heard that it only kills the weaker brain cells so that we are accually making our selves smarter because we are culling the herd of brain cells and taking the weak ones out.

I live by that and my bottle.

from what i understand, the damage is minimal, but drinking while pregnant however...

shiiiiiit i'm drunt right now i havne't noticed any ill side effects asside from the occasional miss typo

Sure, but those could be your precious telekenesis brain cells ...

Yeah but who wants weak telekinesis powers?? I mean what if you are too lazy to get off the couch and you try to pull a beer out of the fridge with your mind. If you have weak telekinesis powers you could drop it and that is alcohol abuse, which is a federal crime.

Exhibit A!