Electrophysiological evidence of alcohol-related attentional bias in social drinkers low in alcohol sensitivity

Eunsam Shin; Joseph B Hopfinger; Sarah A Lust; Erika A Henry; Bruce D Bartholow

doi:10.1037/a0019663

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Electrophysiological evidence of alcohol-related attentional bias in social drinkers low in alcohol sensitivity

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Electrophysiological evidence of alcohol-related attentional bias in social drinkers low in alcohol sensitivity

Eunsam Shin, Joseph B Hopfinger, Sarah A Lust, Erika A Henry and Bruce D Bartholow

Psychology of addictive behaviors, Vol.24(3), pp.508-515

09/01/2010

DOI: 10.1037/a0019663

PMCID: PMC2946204

PMID: 20853936

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Abstract

Low sensitivity to the acute effects of alcohol is a known risk factor for alcoholism. However, little is known concerning potential information-processing routes by which this risk factor might contribute to increased drinking. We tested the hypothesis that low-sensitivity (LS) participants would show biased attention to alcohol cues, compared with their high-sensitivity (HS) counterparts. Participants performed a task in which alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverage cues were presented bilaterally followed by a target that required categorization by color. Response times were faster for targets appearing in alcohol-cued than non-alcohol-cued locations for LS but not for HS participants. Event-related potential markers of early attention orienting (P1 amplitude) and subsequent attention reorienting (ipsilateral invalid negativity amplitude) indicated preferential selective attention to alcohol-cued locations among LS individuals. Controlling for recent drinking and family history of alcoholism did not affect these patterns, except that among HS participants, relatively heavy recent drinking was associated with difficulty reorienting attention away from alcohol-cued locations. These findings suggest a potential information-processing bias through which low sensitivity could lead to heavy alcohol involvement.

Alcohol Drinking - physiopathology

Attention - physiology

Cerebral Cortex - physiopathology

Cues

Electroencephalography

Ethanol

Evoked Potentials - physiology

Female

Humans

Male

Reaction Time - physiology

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Title: Subtitle: Electrophysiological evidence of alcohol-related attentional bias in social drinkers low in alcohol sensitivity
Creators: Eunsam Shin - University of Missouri
Joseph B Hopfinger - Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina
Sarah A Lust - University of Missouri
Erika A Henry - University of Missouri
Bruce D Bartholow - University of Missouri
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Psychology of addictive behaviors, Vol.24(3), pp.508-515
DOI: 10.1037/a0019663
PMID: 20853936
PMCID: PMC2946204
NLM abbreviation: Psychol Addict Behav
ISSN: 0893-164X
eISSN: 1939-1501
Grant note: T32 AA013526 / NIAAA NIH HHS R01 MH066034-04 / NIMH NIH HHS R21 AA017282-02 / NIAAA NIH HHS R01 MH066034 / NIMH NIH HHS MH066034 / NIMH NIH HHS K05 AA017242 / NIAAA NIH HHS T32 AA013526-08 / NIAAA NIH HHS R21 AA017282 / NIAAA NIH HHS T32-AA13526 / NIAAA NIH HHS AA017282 / NIAAA NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 09/01/2010
Academic Unit: Psychological and Brain Sciences; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Record Identifier: 9984446282002771

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