Heavy Drinking and the Role of Inhibitory Control of Attention
Roberts W, Miller MA, Weafer J, Fillmore MT. Heavy Drinking and the Role of Inhibitory Control of Attention. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2014, 22: 133-140. PMID: 24611837, PMCID: PMC4082663, DOI: 10.1037/a0035317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttentional biasAlcohol-related stimuliInhibitory controlAttentional controlAttentional shiftsSocial drinkersVisual probe taskGoal-irrelevant stimuliHigher attentional biasAlcohol-related cuesMore inhibitory failuresGoal-directed behaviorHeavy drinkingHealthy social drinkersProbe taskAlcohol cuesInhibitory failuresIrrelevant stimuliResponse taskEffects of alcoholImpairing effectProblematic drinkingExcessive alcohol useGreater impairmentAlcohol use