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Daniel Amen: “Alcohol is directly toxic to the cerebellum. Well, so is…”

Featuring: Daniel Amen, Founder and CEO of Amen Clinics | National

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So the cerebellum is the back, bottom part of the brain. Cerebellum is Latin for little brain. And it's 10% of the brain's volume, but has 15, 50% of the brain's neurons. And Alcohol is directly toxic to the cerebellum. Well, so is marijuana. And that's why you shouldn't drive when you're high. And so what is this? What happens in the cerebellum? So, so many interesting things. It's sort of the Rodney Dangerfield part of the brain. (15:07–15:14)

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