Acute and chronic effects of alcohol: Some insights from cognitive sciences

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 68-74

  Noël, Xavier ^a   Campanella, S ^a   Pelc, I ^b   Verbanck, P ^b  

^a Scientific Research FNRS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Attention; Error processing; Inhibition

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANALYTICAL ERROR; COGNITION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUNKEN DRIVING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; REWARD;

EID: 77949346957     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/acb.2010.112     Document Type: Review

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