Comparing the effects of light alcohol consumption on human response to auditory and visual stimuli

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 589-607

  Cheng, Shyh Yueh ^a   Lee, Jin Chuan ^b   Lee, Hsiao Yu ^c   Tsai, Song Yen ^d  

^a CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^b TAINAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c FAR EAST UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR VISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLOR PERCEPTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PITCH PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952112259     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: 1558688X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/13.15.18.22.PMS.111.5.589-607     Document Type: Article

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