Effects of ethyl alcohol on hemispheric specialization of language and on hand movements.
Hemispheric specialization for linguistic functions was assessed by means of a dual-task (verbal-manual) paradigm and a dichotic listening test in 16 right-handed men after the administration of a moderate dose of ethyl alcohol. No statistical evidence supporting the hypothesis that moderate doses of alcohol affect motor or perceptive aspects of hemispheric specialization was found.
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Istituto di Fisiologia, Università di Trieste, Italia.
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D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D001288:Attention / Q000187:drug effects; D004007:Dichotic Listening Tests; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000187:drug effects*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000187:drug effects; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000187:drug effects*; D013067:Speech Perception / Q000187:drug effects*
D000431:Ethanol