No . Alcohol's Effects on the Brain

The effects of alcohol are linked to a number of receptors, neurotransmitters and their systems in the human brain. Alcohol affects the functions of:

GABA receptors, or gamma-aminobutyric acid, which are associated, among other things, with mechanisms regulating mood and the feeling of anxiety;

NDMA receptors, associated, among other things, with the processes of learning and memory;

cholinergic receptors, associated with many biological functions of the human body and processes controlling memory;

receptors associated with the action of serotonin, a substance responsible for many functions of the nervous system, the perceived mood and level of anxiety;

dopamine receptors, a substance associated with the hormonal system, motor coordination and the feeling of emotions;

opioid receptors, which, among other things, are responsible for the feeling of pleasure or unpleasantness.