# @science on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DRhvzIUEgUL
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/37343853-science-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-11-26T17:01:31.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Science 🧬 (@science) — https://gondola.cc/science

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Some people experience what doctors call a blackout when they drink too much alcohol and don’t remember key details.⁠
These situations can range from small, such as where a person puts their keys, to large, such as forgetting what happened in the night. According to Duke University, the inability to remember anything from a night out usually occurs after a person has had five or more drinks.⁠
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Alcohol affects short-term memory by slowing communication between neurons in the hippocampus. The hippocampus plays a significant role in helping people form and maintain memories. When normal nerve activity slows down, short-term memory loss can occur.⁠
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