The brain maintains language skills in spite of alcohol damage by drawing from other regions
Friday, March 20, 2009 - 15:14
in Psychology & Sociology
Researchers know that alcoholism can damage the brain's frontal lobes and cerebellum, regions involved in language processing. Nonetheless, alcoholics' language skills appear to be relatively spared from alcohol's damaging effects. New findings suggest the brain maintains language skills by drawing upon other systems that would normally be used to perform other tasks simultaneously.