Effects of alcohol on inhibitory processes

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 284-291

  Rose, Abigail K ^a   Duka, Theodora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disinhibition; Go no go task; Human; Impulsivity; Priming; Stroop task

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STROOP TASK; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; IMPULSIVENESS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MEMORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; COGNITION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME;

EID: 52449125549     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FBP.0b013e328308f1b2     Document Type: Article

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