Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober · Gillian Tietz, MS, CPRC

How the Brain Recovers After Quitting Drinking From 1 Day to 7 Years (Replay)

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After 6.7 years sober, people performed almost exactly the same as healthy controls on most cognitive tests.

The host explains the neuroscience of brain recovery after quitting drinking, covering timelines from one day to seven years. She reviews multiple scientific studies showing how different brain functions recover at different rates, with most cognitive functions returning to near-normal levels after several years of sobriety.

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