Binge-drinking linked to long-term memory damage
June 23, 2011 by Memory Improving
Filed under brain memory
DOWNLOAD ANIMATIONS HERE: ANIMATION WITH VOICEOVER: newsdirect.nma.com.tw ANIMATION ONLY: newsdirect.nma.com.tw Binge-drinking may impair long-term memory, a new study suggests. College students who said they participated in binge drinking scored lower on a verbal learning test than college students who don’t binge drink, according to the study at the University of Santiago of Compostela in Spain. Researchers think the cause is alcohol’s toxic effect on the hippocampus, the brain region responsible for learning and memory.
