The effects of a modest dose of alcohol on executive functioning and prospective memory

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 208-215

  Montgomery, Catharine ^a   Ashmore, Katie V ^a   Jansari, Ashok ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Executive functioning; Memory; Prospective memory; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PLACEBO;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOLERANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JANSARI AGNEW AKESSON MURPHY TASK; MALE; MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE MEMORY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADOLESCENT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ETHANOL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051802149     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: 10991077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hup.1194     Document Type: Article

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