The pattern of alcohol consumption in the form of binge drinking (BD) or heavy episodic
drinking has increased notably worldwide in recent years, especially among adolescent and …

Background The prevalence of binge drinking (BD), found especially among young people,
is increasing worldwide and has become an important social and health concern. We …

The prefrontal cortex plays an important role in the strategic and emotional regulation of
behavior. Both cognitive and neuroimaging studies have implicated prefrontal cortex in …

Introduction: Adolescence and young adulthood are periods of continued biological and
psychosocial maturation. Thus, there may be deleterious effects of consuming large …

In a previous study in normal subjects (Wendt et al., 1994), using a reversing checkerboard
as activation stimulus, we found that the coupling between local neuronal activity and …

Aims: In the present study, the effect of previous detoxifications on prefrontal function and
decision making was examined in alcohol-dependent patients. Further, we examined …

Background The repeated pattern of heavy intoxication followed by withdrawal from alcohol
(ie,“binge drinking”) has been found to have substantial adverse effects on prefrontal neural …

Binge drinking represents a public health issue and is a known risk factor in the
development of alcohol use disorders. Previous studies have shown behavioural as well as …

Laboratory studies have demonstrated that acute alcohol intoxication can disrupt
performance on neuropsychological tests of executive cognitive functioning such as the …

Impaired inhibition of prepotent motor response may represent an important risk factor for
alcoholism. Alcohol use may also increase impulsive behavior, including impaired response …