Similarities in the Disturbances in Cortical Information Processing in Alcoholism and Aging: A Pilot Evoked Potential Study
Boutros N, Reid M, Petrakis I, Campbell D, Torello M, Krystal J. Similarities in the Disturbances in Cortical Information Processing in Alcoholism and Aging: A Pilot Evoked Potential Study. International Psychogeriatrics 2000, 12: 513-525. PMID: 11263717, DOI: 10.1017/s1041610200006621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInformation processingCortical information processingSensory gatingPaired-click paradigmOlder healthy subjectsAlcohol dependenceSensory gating deficitsStimulus classificationNovel stimuliOddball paradigmHealthy individualsYoung healthy groupEvoked potential studiesDSM-IV criteriaPotential studiesHealthy subjectsGender-matched groupAged healthy individualsGender-matched healthy individualsGating deficitsMiddle-aged individualsPsychotic symptomsOlder groupProcessingAlcoholic patients