Source: http://brainblogger.com/2016/11/30/your-brain-on-alcohol-blackouts/
“Uuuuggh…no, no, no, no, noooo!?”
Like a scene out of Hangover 3, the moment you remember that you don’t remember the night before…is gut-wrenching! It’s perfectly normal to feel riddled with guilt and shame as you wrack your brain for any evidence you may have made a fool of yourself the night before. Memory seemingly wiped clean, the best you can do to piece together the evening’s events is rummage through your pockets for clues, call up your partners in crime and prepare for the worst.
In the past it was thought that a blackout from being on the bevy was strictly an alcoholics problem. However, today research shows that while blackouts are indeed more common in alcoholics, for at least 50% of non-alcoholics that engage in rapid and excessive drinking, blacking out is a real risk.
It was also a premature idea that alcohol disrupts brain function and depression of the central nervous system in general, but now we know blackouts involve …
Source: http://brainblogger.com/2016/11/30/your-brain-on-alcohol-blackouts/
“Uuuuggh…no, no, no, no, noooo!?”
Like a scene out of Hangover 3, the moment you remember that you don’t remember the night before…is gut-wrenching! It’s perfectly normal to feel riddled with guilt and shame as you wrack your brain for any evidence you may have made a fool of yourself the night before. Memory seemingly wiped clean, the best you can do to piece together the evening’s events is rummage through your pockets for clues, call up your partners in crime and prepare for the worst.
In the past it was thought that a blackout from being on the bevy was strictly an alcoholics problem. However, today research shows that while blackouts are indeed more common in alcoholics, for at least 50% of non-alcoholics that engage in rapid and excessive drinking, blacking out is a real risk.
It was also a premature idea that alcohol disrupts brain function and depression of the central nervous system in general, but now we know blackouts involve …
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