What exactly happens to some people that causes them to blackout when they drink?
According to a study by Duke University, half of all university students blackout at least once due to alcohol consumption.
There is a difference between blacking out and passing out. Those who black out remain coherent on the night but fail to remember anything in the morning whereas those who pass out, lose consciousness.
Researchers found that the more you drink, the less active your hippocampus, the part of the brain responsible for embedding memories.
In other words, researchers describe it as your brain’s recorder literally shutting down.
Researchers found women were more sensitive to alcohol and memory loss as a result of excessive drinking.
This is another alarming consequence of drinking excessively.