The Nuance

The Science of Alcohol Blackouts

Heavy drinking impacts the parts of your brain that store memories

Markham Heid
Elemental
Published in
4 min readMar 15, 2022

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Photo by Diego Lozano on Unsplash

In 2006, a 24-year-old Seattle man was arrested and charged with the murder of four people — two women and two children — who were stabbed to death in their home.

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Markham Heid
Elemental

I’m a frequent contributor at TIME, the New York Times, and other media orgs. I write mostly about health and science. I like long walks and the Grateful Dead.