Perception of alcohol intoxication shows acute tolerance while executive functions remain impaired

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 329-339

  Cromer, Jennifer R ^a   Cromer, Jason A ^b,c   Maruff, Paul ^d,e   Snyder, Peter J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d CogState Ltd ^*  (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute tolerance; Alcohol intoxication; Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) curve; Mellanby effect; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL TOLERANCE; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MAZE TEST; PERCEPTION; SHORT TERM MEMORY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ATTENTION; BREATH TESTS; COGNITION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG TOLERANCE; ETHANOL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955801244     PISSN: 10641297     EISSN: 19362293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019591     Document Type: Article

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