Why do you lose your memory when you consume a very large amount of alcohol? A doctor reveals the reason behind your memory loss, also nicknamed “blacked out”, in a video on the TikTok platform.
The reason behind your memory loss, the day after your alcoholic evening, would be the large quantity of alcohol ingested in a short time, which instantly raises the level of alcohol in your blood, explains Dr. Jill Grimes, in a video with over 3.9 million views.
This phenomenon occurs because the part of the brain responsible for consolidating memories, the hippocampus, is “turned off,” she says, adding that “long-term memory is simply not created.”
The next day, it confirms that your memories will not come back, even if others will try to make you remember certain moments of the evening. “You didn’t create long-term memory… No matter how many people try to get your memory back, nothing is going to work,” she insists.
In general, for a woman, memory loss occurs from “four alcoholic drinks in less than two hours”. Whereas for a man, it will be from “five alcoholic drinks”.
The doctor specifies that there are several factors that affect memory loss when alcohol is consumed, such as lack of food or taking medication.
2023-11-20 23:31:32
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