Binge drinkers have a decreased ability to learn new verbal information
Monday, May 16, 2011 - 16:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Binge drinking is prevalent among university students, especially in the United States. One brain structure particularly sensitive to alcohol's neurotoxicity during development is the hippocampus, which plays a key role in learning and memory. A study of the association between binge drinking and declarative memory a form of long-term memory in university students has found a link between binge drinking and poorer verbal declarative memory.