Binge drinking may harm learning, memory

College students: think twice about binge drinking.

Binge drinking appears to hamper young adults’ ability to perform simple language and memory tests, a new study shows. 

The research suggests that drinking large quantities of alcohol in a short period may have an effect on the region of the brain involved in learning.

CNN reports that the study involved 122 college students between the ages of 18 and 20, about half of whom said they were binge drinkers. The other half drank alcohol moderately. All of the students performed learning and memory tests. 

The result: binge drinkers remembered fewer words and less information compared with the moderate drinkers.

Read the CNN report here.