The Alcohol Pharmacology Education Partnership

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  • About
  • Glossary of Terms
  • Meet the Scientists
    • Rochelle D. Schwartz-Bloom, Ph.D.
    • Fulton T. Crews, Ph.D.
    • Linda J. Porrino, Ph.D.
    • David P. Friedman, Ph.D.
    • A. Leslie Morrow, Ph.D.
    • Kathleen K. Sulik, Ph.D.
  • Teacher Workshop Videos
    • Alcohol: The Biology, Chemistry, and Pharmacology
    • Workshop #2 – Alcohol and the Breathalyzer Test, Part 1
  • Home
  • About
  • Glossary of Terms
  • Meet the Scientists
    • Rochelle D. Schwartz-Bloom, Ph.D.
    • Fulton T. Crews, Ph.D.
    • Linda J. Porrino, Ph.D.
    • David P. Friedman, Ph.D.
    • A. Leslie Morrow, Ph.D.
    • Kathleen K. Sulik, Ph.D.
  • Teacher Workshop Videos
    • Alcohol: The Biology, Chemistry, and Pharmacology
    • Workshop #2 – Alcohol and the Breathalyzer Test, Part 1

Home » Module 3: Alcohol, Cell Suicide, and the Adolescent Brain » Science Content

  • Module 1: Gender Matters
  • Module 2: The ABCs of Intoxication
  • Module 3: Alcohol, Cell Suicide, and the Adolescent Brain
    • Learning Objectives
    • Biology and Chemistry Connections
    • Science Standards
    • Student Handout
    • Science Content
      • Alcohol Affects Adolescents and Adults Differently
      • Brain Maturation is Complete at About 24 Years of Age
      • Alcohol, Memory, and the Hippocampus
      • Alcohol, Neurogenesis, and Stem Cells
      • Alcohol Inhibits Cell Growth
      • Alcohol Causes Cell Death… by Murder and Suicide
      • Visualizing Hippocampal Damage from Alcohol
    • Explore More
      • Making Memory
      • The News About Neurogenesis
      • The Incredible Story of H. M.
      • To Be or Not To Be (Apoptosis)
      • MRI: The Dance of the Whirling Protons
    • What did I learn?
    • Resources
  • Module 4: Alcohol and the Breathalyzer Test
  • Module 5: Alcohol and Babies?!?

Science Content

The following sections provide the background to answer the questions in the student handout.  Once you’ve read through the content go to “What Did I Learn?”.

  • Alcohol Affects Adolescents and Adults Differently
  • Brain Maturation is Complete at About 24 Years of Age
  • Alcohol, Memory, and the Hippocampus
  • Alcohol, Neurogenesis, and Stem Cells
  • Alcohol Inhibits Cell Growth
  • Alcohol Causes Cell Death… by Murder and Suicide
  • Visualizing Hippocampal Damage from Alcohol

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