Alcohol induced blackout is a form of anterograde amnesia caused by drinking too much alcohol. Alcohol consumption causes the hippocampus part of the brain to function improperly. As Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) increases the hippocampus will eventually lose its ability to form new memories.
Alcohol Blackout is not forgetting what happened it is the brain’s hippocampus being disrupted to the point where it stopped registering and storing new data. The relationship to Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) and Alcohol Induced Anterograde Amnesia (AIAA) is clear. The faster you drink, the amount you drink, what you drink and how long you drink will affect the probability of experiencing an alcohol blackout (anterograde amnesia).
A strange phenomenon of alcohol blackouts is that a person cannot comprehend an alcohol blackout until they come out of a blackout.
Signs that a Person is in an Alcoholic Blackout:
- Repeating the same sentence over and over.
- Person does not remember talking to you just a moment ago.
- Asks the Question, “How did I get here?”
- Sudden limited facial affect (loss of facial expression).
Signs a Person Had A Blackout:
- Doesn’t know where they are.
- Can’t remember where the car is parked.
- Doesn’t know who is in the bed with them.
- Cannot remember what happened the night before.
- Sporadic blank spots in memory from the previous day.
- Anterograde Amnesia symptoms in conjunction with alcohol consumption.
Alcoholic Blackout is a sign of alcohol abuse that should not be taken lightly. Minimizing alcoholic blackouts can set a person on a life-long course of minimizing all sorts of negative consequences brought about by many types of dangerous behavior.
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