Numerous studies have found that excessive alcohol consumption causes nerve-cell loss in the brain area responsible for forming new memories is called Hippocampus.
What happens if the hippocampus is injured?
If one or both parts of the hippocampus are damaged by a disease such as Alzheimer's disease, or if they are injured in an accident, the person may lose memory and lose the ability to produce new, long memories.
Can you live without the hippocampus?
In short, the hippocampus organizes both the recording and storage of memories and without it, this "memory integration" would not be possible.
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