2007-02-17 17:51:55 · 11 answers · asked by austin_killer_007 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
yes and no. We can store memories intoxicated but we may have a hard time recalling or finding them later. A proven study shows that if someone learns something while drunk, they remember it better if they get drunk again. It seems that we are store different parts of memories in different parts of the brain and link them togather by whats common. The hippocampus trys to keep track of what is where and how it fits togather. It is able to function more efficiently if you are in the same state as when the memory was registered. So if you were slightly drunk and sitting you will remember best slightly drunk and sitting. All the memories are still stored and kept, but your brain's memory index, the hippocampus doesn't know how to link to it.
2007-02-17 17:54:40 · answer #1 · answered by premise 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i don't know much but i heard that black out is definately it. when u drink and black out, what it actually does is melting one of the part of the brain that is to do with memory. my high school teacher tought us when i was back in hs. More u drink, more it will be damaged and melted. she even showed us picture...like this alcoholic guy, one of the parts of the brain that manages the memory was like really~ small compared to normal. Also he had very short memory.
2007-02-18 01:56:52 · answer #2 · answered by aji 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes... absolutely!!! One of my best friends used to have photographic memory up until about 2 years ago, (when he started smoking and drinking), and now... he can't remember what he had for dinner last night!!! Sad, but true!!!
What a waste!!!
2007-02-18 01:56:33 · answer #3 · answered by love_2b_curious 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah smoking would drinking, it depends on the person. Me for instance, if i'm drunk i wont remember a thing, but other people remember every last detail. I've never smoked so i cant answer that from experiance.
2007-02-18 01:56:28 · answer #4 · answered by chris_aka_big_red 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't really matter. " The mind is a thinking tank, not a memory bank." smoke and drink all ya want!
2007-02-18 01:57:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know. Let me grab a cigarette and some Bourbon and I'll get back to you.
2007-02-18 04:38:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it can, its VERY BAD to smoke and drink, both CAN kill you
2007-02-18 01:56:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES
2007-02-18 01:56:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope so ..lol.
2007-02-18 01:54:43 · answer #9 · answered by Dfirefox 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
WHY DID YOU ASK SUCH A RETARDED QUESTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-02-18 02:00:05 · answer #10 · answered by Unhappy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋