Wednesday, 20 July 2011
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Alcohol Kills Your Memories
After reading about this, spending a night of a heavy drinking may no longer seem too appealing. According to new information published by The Journal of Neuroscience, blacking out from drinking alcohol inhibits the creation of new memories.
The researchers used high levels of ethanol in this experiment and there was no evidence of alcohol obliterating brain cells or a difference in how brain cells communicate, instead it just weakens the memory or long-term potentiation (LTP). LTP maintains and strengthens the connection between learning and memory.
The alcohol triggers receptors in the brain to behave in contradictory ways, which blocks the neural signals that create memories. This is why people who are highly inebriated don't remember what happened the night before.
The good news from this is that doctors are closer to finding a way to preserve memories via LTP, so if alcohol succeeds in killing your LTP doctors can always restore it...
What do you think of these results? Do you ofter black out from alcohol? How is your memory affected?
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Comments (36)
it makes my vision really weird. Anything makes my vision weird though.
I really need to quit
What about if you get super drunk, but not to the point where you black out (and are also hydrating yourelf) and you're only doing that once every few weeks?
lol this is why i don't drink if i've been studying :P
of course, i'm always studying , so this also means i generally just don't drink.
Not surprised...
Well, it does affect your brain. I don't black out from alcohol, of course I don't drink alcohol enough to black out from it!
Good times though. Haha.
I didn't even read the post, the picture was too damn funny.
That makes sense to me, considering that people who black out have no idea what they did last night.
I don't drink a whole lot. I've never blacked out, though I have passed out.
I think if someone's drinking to the point where they "black out" regularly, they likely don't give a rat's behind about how it's affecting their brain and memory.
Thank God the only two things I'm allowed to have a small glass of (like shot glass amount) are completely nasty (beer and wine hate em both and other stuff has too much alchahaul according to my mom I'monly allowed a drop from a straw of margarita if i wanna try it I don't) I have enough memory problems!
when i drink, i drink to get drunk. i don't really see a purpose if you're not getting fucked up. just my personal opinion!
i only clicked on this page because the picture is to die for
Could only imagine, though your memory is usually not the first thing that comes to mind when you do decide to drink...
Uh... is this really "new information"? Hahah, I don't think sooooo...
Seriously, old news is old.
....? I thought this was well known.
lol this is why my BF dont let me drink& party after studying.
Saying I might as well not study
lol, snooki.
pretty sure most people knew this already... i mean obviously when you black out or get too drunk you don't remember what happened at all or you don't remember parts of the night. thing is, most people who drink regularly probably don't give a shit.
didnt read it, but i have plenty of times when i cant remember half the night
Probably why I don't drink.
My opinion: Drinking is never a good idea. Ever.
Alcohol is just another drug....