Acute alcohol-induced impairment of cognitive functions: Past and present findings

International Journal on Disability and Human Development

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-126

  Fillmore, Mark T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; cognition; impairment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EYE HAND COORDINATION; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; REVIEW; REWARD; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 40649106830     PISSN: 21911231     EISSN: 21910367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJDHD.2007.6.2.115     Document Type: Article

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