The two brains below are from two 57 year old deceased men. The brain on the right was from a man who drank 625 gallons of alcohol in his lifetime. The brain on the left was from a man who consumed only 20 gallons in his lifetime.
The damaged brain on the right is shriveled with obvious loss of mass. The person must have had mental impairment as a result of the alcohol damaged brain.
The brain on the left was not exposed to excessive amounts of alcohol. It's not shriveled up. It has body and appears healthy.
For more information on Korsakov Disease see:
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/wernicke_korsakoff/wernicke-korsakoff.htm
Illustration: Alcohol & Health, Journal of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Volume 27, Number 2, 2003
Brain and Liver
Damaged by Alcohol
