Question

You and your friend go to a party on Friday night. You know your friend has been drinking a lot, but he insists that he is perfectly fine to drive home. You take his keys away, but he says that he's completely sure he will be ok and gets mad at you for interfering. Which region of your friend's brain is causing him to make bad decisions while under the influence of alcohol

Answer 1

Alcohol can appear to be a stimulant because, initially, it depresses the part of the brain that controls inhibitions. cerebral cortex as it works with information from a person's senses. In the cerebral cortex, alcohol can a ect thought processes, leading to potentially poor judgment.