Low doses of alcohol have a selective effect on the recognition of happy facial expressions

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-139

  Kano, Michiko ^a   Gyoba, Jiro ^b   Kamachi, Miyuki ^d   Mochizuki, Hideki ^a   Hongo, Michio ^c   Yanai, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cognition; Emotion; Facial expression; Human study; Reaction time

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; RECREATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AFFECT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); ETHANOL; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 12244277382     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hup.440     Document Type: Review

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