A report on Blackout (drug-related amnesia)
Phenomenon caused by the intake of any substance or medication in which short-term and long-term memory creation is impaired, therefore causing a complete inability to recall the past.
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Amnesia
1 linksDeficit in memory caused by brain damage or disease, but it can also be caused temporarily by the use of various sedatives and hypnotic drugs.
Deficit in memory caused by brain damage or disease, but it can also be caused temporarily by the use of various sedatives and hypnotic drugs.
Alcohol can both cause blackouts and have deleterious effects on memory formation.
Anterograde amnesia
1 linksLoss of the ability to create new memories after the event that caused amnesia, leading to a partial or complete inability to recall the recent past, while long-term memories from before the event remain intact.
Loss of the ability to create new memories after the event that caused amnesia, leading to a partial or complete inability to recall the recent past, while long-term memories from before the event remain intact.
Anterograde amnesia can also be caused by alcohol intoxication, a phenomenon commonly known as a blackout.
Binge drinking
0 linksDrinking alcoholic beverages with an intention of becoming intoxicated by heavy consumption of alcohol over a short period of time, but definitions vary considerably.
Drinking alcoholic beverages with an intention of becoming intoxicated by heavy consumption of alcohol over a short period of time, but definitions vary considerably.
Another common risk is a blackout (alcohol-related amnesia), which can cause shame, guilt, embarrassment, harm to personal relationships, injury or death, and is also associated with the loss of personal belongings.
Effects of alcohol on memory
0 linksType of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages.
Type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages.
A blackout is an example of a difficulty in encoding episodic memories due to alcohol.