title: Alcohol consumption and cognitive functioning in social drinkers.
abstract: Performance by social drinkers on tests of abstracting and adaptive abilities was negatively associated with the amount of alcohol consumed per drinking occasion. The pattern was strongest in heavy drinkers but was also evident in light and moderate drinkers.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D002140:California; D003071:Cognition / Q000187:drug effects*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall / Q000187:drug effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol