How does alcohol cause blackouts

Explore how alcohol interacts with your brain, andhow it can interrupt the brain's memory networks,leading to blackouts.

Alcohol has been shown to have strange andselective effects on the brain. Many intoxicatedpeople can perform complex tasks like holding adetailed conversation or navigating a walk home.Yet for those experiencing a blackout, the memoryof these events is quickly forgotten. So, how doesalcohol cause these memory lapses? ShannonOdell explores how ethanol interrupts the brain'sprocesses.