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ReviewMolecular biology reports2024

Ethanol's impact on the brain: a neurobiological perspective on the mechanisms of memory impairment.

Mahdiyeh Hedayati-Moghadam, Fateme Razazpour, Mohammad Pourfridoni, Faezeh Mirzaee, Yousef Baghcheghi

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Review in Molecular biology reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Alcohol use andAlzheimer's & dementia. Behavior & socioeconomics of aging · 2026
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  5. The mechanism of the JNK signaling pathway in drug addiction : Author list.Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) · 2026
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  6. AlteredbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Mahdiyeh Hedayati-MoghadamDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran.
Fateme RazazpourStudent Research Committee, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, 7861755765, Iran.
Mohammad PourfridoniStudent Research Committee, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, 7861755765, Iran.
Faezeh MirzaeeStudent Research Committee, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, 7861755765, Iran.
Yousef BaghcheghiStudent Research Committee, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, 7861755765, Iran. y.baghcheghi@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3292-2558

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alcohol consumption is known to have detrimental effects on memory function, with various studies implicating ethanol in the impairment of cognitive processes related to memory retention and retrieval. This review aims to elucidate the complex neurobiological mechanisms underlying ethanol-induced memory impairment. Through a thorough search of existing literature using electronic databases, relevant articles focusing on the neurobiological mechanisms of ethanol on memory were identified and critically evaluated. This review focuses on the molecular and neural pathways through which ethanol exerts its effects on memory formation, consolidation, and recall processes. Key findings from the included studies shed light on the impact of ethanol on neurotransmitter systems, synaptic plasticity, and neuroinflammation in relation to memory impairment. This review contributes to a better understanding of the intricate mechanisms by which alcohol impairs memory function, offering insights for future research directions and the development of targeted interventions to alleviate these cognitive impairments.

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BrainEthanolMemory DisordersNeuronal PlasticityAlcohol DrinkingAnimalsHumansMemoryNeuroinflammatory DiseasesNeurotransmitter AgentsEthanolNeurotransmitter AgentsBrainEthanolKeywordsMemory ImpairmentNeuroinflammation

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