The effects of moderate alcohol concentrations on driving and cognitive performance during ascending and descending blood alcohol concentrations

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 370-383

  Starkey, Nicola J ^a   Charlton, Samuel G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

acute protracted error; acute tolerance; alcohol; cognitive performance; driving; subjective intoxication

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PLACEBO; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MAZE TEST; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TEST; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RESPONSE TIME; SELF CONCEPT; SIMULATION; VELOCITY; BLOOD; BREATH ANALYSIS; CAR DRIVING; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECTS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BREATH TESTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; COGNITION; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904043259     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: 10991077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hup.2415     Document Type: Article

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