system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
What is the scientific explanation behind alcohols influence on one's inhibitions?
gpt
Hey there! So the brain evolved essentially from the back forwards, with the medulla and portions responsible for autonomic functions evolving first, then the cerebellum (muscle control) next, then parietal lobe in the back (vision), then progressing forward (speech, ect) until you reach the forebrain which is just behind our foreheads. This last section of brain is what allows for our higher intellectual functions such as goal oriented long-term planning, of which inhibiting primal urges is a very important part. These neurons are also very sensitive to alcohol, and are one of the first parts of the brain to feel the depressive effects of alcohol. Incidentally, as we continue to drink we progressively disable portions of the brain further back resulting in slurred speech, then blurred vision, then the inability to stand upright...alcohol seems to de-evolve us in backwards chronological order! As such, a person's ability to inhibit their own behavior is one of the first things to go when drinking. This explains our want for booze while engaging in the harrowing and confusing courtship ritual of our strange species. Have a good one!