2014
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
2011
Separating Automatic and Intentional Inhibitory Mechanisms of Attention in Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Roberts W, Fillmore MT, Milich R. Separating Automatic and Intentional Inhibitory Mechanisms of Attention in Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2011, 120: 223-233. PMID: 21058752, PMCID: PMC3065892, DOI: 10.1037/a0021408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderInhibitory controlComparison adultsResponse taskHyperactivity disorderEye-tracking taskInhibitory control mechanismsInterference taskSelective attentionADHD groupCognitive scienceInhibitory deficitsTask performanceIntentional mechanismsReflexive saccadesTaskComparison groupAdultsFundamental distinctionInhibitory mechanismDisordersAttentionMeasuresSaccadesStimuli