What causes an alcoholic blackout

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"Alcohol and memory: General In order to evaluate the influence of alcohol or other drugs on memory, you must first define a model of memory formation and storage for use as a reference point. One of the classic, often cited model originally proposed by Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968), assumes that memory formation and storage take place in several stages, from sensory memory (which lasts for a few seconds) to short-term memory (which lasts from seconds to minutes, depending on whether the information is rehearsed) to long-term storage. This model is often referred to as the modal model of memory, as it recognizes the key elements of several other major models. Indeed, the elements of this model can still be seen in virtually all memory models. In the model, when attending to sensory information, is transferred from sensory memory to short-term memory storage. The likelihood that information will be transferred from short to long-term storage or to be encoded in long-term memory, thought depends primarily on how long the individual stores information active in short-term memory through the trial. When you attempt to clearly affects the transmission of information to long-term storage, it is important to remember that other factors such as depth of processing (ie the level of true understanding and manipulation of information), motivation and arousal also play an important role

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