Processing Bimodal Stimulus Information Under Alcohol: Is There a Risk to Being Redundant?

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 429-435

  Fillmore, Mark T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Behavioral impairment; Reaction time; Redundant signal effect

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; STIMULUS; VALIDITY;

ADULT; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 77958129613     PISSN: 10641297     EISSN: 19362293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020708     Document Type: Article

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