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How does heavy drinking affect the brain?

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American Academy of Neurology

Notice of retraction: Study previously featured in press release

The study titled “Association Between Alcohol Consumption, Cognitive Abilities, and Neuropathologic Changes: A Population-Based Autopsy Study,” published in Neurology® on April 9, 2025, has been retracted by the authors.

This research was featured in an April 9, 2025, press release titled, "How does heavy drinking affect the brain? Eight or more drinks per week linked to signs of injury in the brain." The full wording of the retraction notice, published on May 13, 2026, can be found here: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000218200

Please do not cite this research in future reporting.


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