Although the exact mechanisms for alcohol's action in the brain are not completely understood, it is now believed that the most important of its many effects is
A. enhancing GABA's inhibitory effects.
B. blocking serotonin receptors.
C. releasing norepinephrine.
D. stimulating glutamate receptors.
Ans: A. enhancing GABA's inhibitory effects.
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