TED-Ed
How does alcohol cause blackouts? - Shannon Odell
2024 • E10 Feb 1, 2024 5m
Alcohol has been shown to have strange and selective effects on the brain. Many intoxicated people can perform complex tasks like holding a detailed conversation or navigating a walk home. Yet for those experiencing a blackout, the memory of these events is quickly forgotten. So, how does alcohol cause these memory lapses? Shannon Odell explores how ethanol interrupts the brain’s processes.
Lesson by Shannon Odell, directed by Anton Bogaty.
Lesson by Shannon Odell, directed by Anton Bogaty.