Proceedings of the Marcus Wallenberg Symposium on title], held in Lund, Sweden, June-July 1993, to present recent advances in the understanding of how alcohol affects brain neurochemistry. The organization of the volume follows the effects of ethanol from actions on membrane lipids, ion channels an

Alcohol abuse and alcoholism are international problems whose costs economical- ly, psychologically and medically have been well documented. Alcohol is a unique drug in that the effects of excessive use can have a deleterious effect on most if not all organs of the body. The brain is one of the organs most affected by excessive alcohol consumption. Effects on the brain can be seen in cognitive function, brain structure and neurochemistry. Over the past few years, there have been significant advances made in understanding how alcohol affects brain neurochemistry. This book examines four major...