Executive functioning in alcohol use studies: A brief review of findings and challenges in assessment

AM Day, CW Kahler, DC Ahern… - Current drug abuse …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
There is a wealth of research about the links between executive functioning (EF) and alcohol
use. However, difficulty may arise in interpreting findings because of the variability between …

Effects of chronic ethanol exposure on neuronal function in the prefrontal cortex and extended amygdala

KE Pleil, EG Lowery-Gionta, NA Crowley, C Li… - …, 2015 - Elsevier
Chronic alcohol consumption and withdrawal leads to anxiety, escalated alcohol drinking
behavior, and alcohol dependence. Alterations in the function of key structures within the …

The resting brain of alcoholics

EM Müller-Oehring, YC Jung, A Pfefferbaum… - Cerebral …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Chronic alcohol consumption affects multiple cognitive processes supported by far-reaching
cerebral networks. To identify neurofunctional mechanisms underlying selective deficits, 27 …

Does drinking alcohol prior to sexual activity influence college students' consent?

KN Jozkowski, JD Wiersma - International Journal of Sexual Health, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: This study assessed the extent to which consuming alcohol prior to sexual
activity influenced college students' verbal/behavior cues utilized to communicate consent …

Systematic review of neurocognition in people with co-occurring alcohol misuse and depression

SA Hunt, FJ Kay-Lambkin, AL Baker… - Journal of affective …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Alcohol misuse and depression represent two major social and health
problems globally. These conditions commonly co-occur and both are associated with …

Increased impulsivity in rats as a result of repeated cycles of alcohol intoxication and abstinence

C Irimia, J Wiskerke, LA Natividad, IY Polis… - Addiction …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Impulsivity is a risk factor for alcoholism, and long‐term alcohol exposure may further impair
impulse control in a manner that propels problematic alcohol use. The present study …

Decision making and impulsiveness in abstinent alcohol-dependent people and healthy individuals: a neuropsychological examination

N Körner, P Schmidt, M Soyka - Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention …, 2015 - Springer
Background Alcohol dependence is associated with deficits in decision making and
increased impulsiveness. Therefore, we compared decision making in abstinent alcohol …

Relations between cognitive abilities, drinking characteristics, and emotional recognition in alcohol dependence: A preliminary exploration

V Quaglino, E De Wever… - Alcoholism: Clinical and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Alcohol dependence is characterized by wide‐ranging cognitive impairments,
but also by emotional facial expressions (EFE s) recognition deficits. Although they play a …

Puerarin protects against damage to spatial learning and memory ability in mice with chronic alcohol poisoning

SQ Cui, Q Wang, Y Zheng, B Xiao, HW Sun… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
We evaluated the effect of puerarin on spatial learning and memory ability of mice with
chronic alcohol poisoning. A total of 30 male C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into …

Demographic and lifestyle characteristics, but not apolipoprotein E genotype, are associated with intelligence among young Chinese college students

XF Chen, Z Wei, T Wang, ZL Zhang, Y Wang… - Plos one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Intelligence is an important human feature that strongly affects many life
outcomes, including health, life-span, income, educational and occupational attainments …