The effects of post‐learning alcohol ingestion on human motor memory consolidation

• Published in: The European journal of neuroscience Vol. 56; no. 5; pp. 4600 - 4618
• Main Authors: Hamel, Raphael, Demers, Olivier, Lepage, Jean‐Francois, Bernier, Pierre‐Michel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2022
• Subjects: Alcohol; Animal memory; consolidation; Drug development; Glutamic acid receptors (ionotropic); Learning; motor learning; motor memory; N-Methyl-D-aspartic acid receptors; visuomotor adaptation; γ-Aminobutyric acid

The neurochemical mechanisms underlying motor memory consolidation remain largely unknown. Based on converging work showing that ethyl alcohol retrogradely enhances declarative memory consolidation, this work tested the hypothesis that post‐learning alcohol ingestion would enhance motor memory conso...