The effects of energy drink in combination with alcohol on performance and subjective awareness

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 222, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 519-532

  Alford, Chris ^a   Hamilton Morris, Jennifer ^a   Verster, Joris C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Antagonism; Caffeine; Energy drink; Intoxication; Performance; Subjective awareness

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENERGY DRINK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPONSE TIME; STROOP TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; AWARENESS; CAFFEINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENERGY DRINKS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84864481196     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-012-2677-1     Document Type: Article

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