In addition, thiazolidinediones have several other potential side effects, which make them less appealing as initial or second step therapy. (See 'Cardiovascular effects' below and 'Safety' below.). The pharmacology and use of thiazolidinediones will be reviewed here.
Alcohol impairs brain areas such as the cerebellumâthe control site for your balance and coordinationâand your cerebral cortex, which is responsible for thinking, memory, and learning, says Kimberly S. Walitzer, Ph.D., deputy director of the University at Buffaloâs Research Institute on Addictions.
Let's find out more about the effect that alcohol has on the nervous system and the brain. The Central Nervous System (CNS) The CNS is responsible for taking in information through the senses, motor function, thinking, understanding, and reasoning. This system also controls emotion. The CNS includes the brain, the spinal cord, and the nerves that come from it. The most important parts of the CNS are protected by bones. The skull protects the brain, and the spine protects the spinal cord. Alcohol is a depressant of the CNS. That means that alcohol makes nerve cells in the brain less excited, causing them to slow down.