Cocaine consumption diminution trigger brain volume

Analysts on the brain of the 27 substances adiktif cocaine users have created a leadership team of experts Dr. Hans C. Breiter of Massachusetts General Hospital Boston (USA) concluded that the volume of brain substance adiktif cocaine users is very small size and the impact on the user's activities adiktif substances.

Results of research from Boston at the same time that someone explain how the ketidakberuntungan if it is in contact with substances adiktif. Brain volume to 27 user-za adiktif cocaine that brain volume compared with 27 healthy people and never touched cocaine.

The result is the volume and structure of the brain called the amygdala with the `27` in substance users adiktif smaller compared with the normal size. Although not yet clear how the contraction occurred, but the small size of `amygdala` most likely due to the use of substances such as cocaine adiktif.

Amygdala `self` as a small collection of nerve in the brain that also affects the process terbentuknya emotions. The small size of the brain and affect the results of negative emotions to create action on the user adiktif substance. Dr Breiter research results that are published through the journal Neuron, Dr. Breiter although can not answer the question how the volume of the amygdala is a small contribution from the impact of the use of substances adiktif.

Breiter give a brief description that the volume of the amygdala in normal akan growing larger on the left side of the brain and in the substance user adiktif size of the balance does not become symmetric. In a short time the use of substances adiktif will make the process of brain growth degerasi.

In the long term, the use of substances adiktif akan ketidaknormalan make the action of daily life. Dr Breiter `use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to do` pengindraan top 27 substances adiktif so that users can produce the size of the brain volume.

Substances on the user adiktif size amygdalas average 13 percent less than the average brain on the left and 23 percent smaller on average volume of the brain on the right.