Adolescent and adult rats differ in the amnesic effects of acute ethanol in two hippocampus-dependent tasks: Trace and contextual fear conditioning

•Acute ethanol interferes with hippocampal function.•Adolescents and adults differ in sensitivity to ethanol.•Adolescents show ethanol disruption of trace conditioning.•Adults show ethanol disruption of context conditioning.•Age differences in cognitive impairments by acute ethanol.