Most of the difference in Intracranial volume (a measure of the maximum size to which the brain grows) increases as a function of height among an alcoholic men and women. Most of the difference in intracranial volume between an alcoholic women and men is explained by height.
Study have found that women’s proportion of gray matter appears to be slightly, but significantly, greater than men's, among healthy nonalcoholic control group, women have proportionally more gray matter than men.
The measure the size of the corpus callosum were performed from digital MR images using caliper function with magnification. Six measurements from subregions of the corpus callosum were determined using the midsagittal T1-weighted SE image as follows: the width …show more content…
The corpus callosum is a topographically organized neural structure that is composed of the majority of the commissural fibres connecting the two cerebral hemispheres. When we analyzed our images, alcoholic women had significantly smaller corpus callosum than did nonalcoholic women or alcoholic men.
Limitations of research:
The ability to detect the gender difference in the brain reaction for alcohol is limited by several problems. People differ of genetically and environmentally effects in both group. Also all participants are different race in both group.
Ethics:
All participants were voluntary and signed preapproved consent-for-study documents.
Conclusion:
At the conclusion of this study, the results were compared. Hippocampus volumes among alcoholic and nonalcoholic men and women. This study has found a reduction in total hippocampus volume among alcoholics. This study found that alcoholic women had smaller right and left hippocampi than nonalcoholic women; alcoholic men only had smaller right hippocampi in comparison with nonalcoholic men. We found strong evidence for greater brain shrinkage among alcoholic women compared with alcoholic men. This suggests that heavy drinking can cause significant hippocampal tissue
Study have found that women’s proportion of gray matter appears to be slightly, but significantly, greater than men's, among healthy nonalcoholic control group, women have proportionally more gray matter than men.
The measure the size of the corpus callosum were performed from digital MR images using caliper function with magnification. Six measurements from subregions of the corpus callosum were determined using the midsagittal T1-weighted SE image as follows: the width …show more content…
The corpus callosum is a topographically organized neural structure that is composed of the majority of the commissural fibres connecting the two cerebral hemispheres. When we analyzed our images, alcoholic women had significantly smaller corpus callosum than did nonalcoholic women or alcoholic men.
Limitations of research:
The ability to detect the gender difference in the brain reaction for alcohol is limited by several problems. People differ of genetically and environmentally effects in both group. Also all participants are different race in both group.
Ethics:
All participants were voluntary and signed preapproved consent-for-study documents.
Conclusion:
At the conclusion of this study, the results were compared. Hippocampus volumes among alcoholic and nonalcoholic men and women. This study has found a reduction in total hippocampus volume among alcoholics. This study found that alcoholic women had smaller right and left hippocampi than nonalcoholic women; alcoholic men only had smaller right hippocampi in comparison with nonalcoholic men. We found strong evidence for greater brain shrinkage among alcoholic women compared with alcoholic men. This suggests that heavy drinking can cause significant hippocampal tissue