Alcohol is considered one of the most widely used intoxicants. There have been many studies of its effect on the brain. Many consider it to be related to many mental ailments, while many experts consider it as slow poison. Recently, in an experiment conducted on rats, it has been found that alcohol has different effects on the male and female brain. A study published in an academic journal claims that alcohol affects the brain of men and women differently.
The basis for this is research in which scientists observed changes in the amygdala activity of rats’ brains as a result of the effects of alcohol, but this change and effect were seen differently in male and female rats. Anxiety and depression go hand in hand with alcohol consumption. In which the part of the brain plays the role of the amygdala. Changes in brain coordination activity in areas such as the middle of the amygdala and the frontal covering of the cortex have several effects and affect the nervous and fearful behavior of both rats and humans.
Nervousness, depression, other mood disorders, and alcohol use fuel each other as a cycle of co-occurring illness. In particular, addiction to alcohol creates nervousness and restlessness, and this restlessness provokes the consumption of alcohol. This mental disorder and alcohol addiction are related to the basolateral amygdala (BLA) of the brain.
Numerous studies have outlined these mental problems such as alcohol use and the depression and anxiety that it causes. This is especially so for people suffering from alcohol use disorder. Of the 85 percent of those who consume alcohol in the United States, this occurs in only 5 percent of adults.
Still, it is not clear how alcohol influences the amygdala network to change behavior, but the researchers measured the oscillatory state in the amygdala of rats after they were given alcohol and found that its effects were in male and female rats. Female rats are different and this is more so when given more alcohol. In fact, the oscillatory state in females does not change even with frequent drinking.
The researchers performed this experiment repeatedly in rats, and during this time they gave this alcohol without the receptor activating properties of female network activities in males. This showed that alcohol could induce the amygdala to change to the active state. This panic and fear can also prompt a change in behavior. PLC/GT
