How Alcohol Inhibits Memory Formation (AUDIO)

Washington University School of Medicine

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Drinking too much alcohol can lead to blackouts where a person can't remember what they did during several minutes or hours while drinking. It’'s been known for years that alcohol can cause blackouts, but the biology of blackouts has been poorly understood. Now Washington University neuroscientists have uncovered what may be the mechanism.

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