title: Alcohol-induced impairment and enhancement of memory: a test of the interference theory.
abstract: Many studies have found cognitive deficits related to alcohol consumption. However, few studies have studied cognitive performance when alcohol was administered after the to-be-remembered information was presented with memory testing occurring when participants are once again sober. The present study examined effects of alcohol on cognitive performance using a prose recall task during acute intoxication and a post-trial recall task for prose passages that had been presented before intoxication. Fifty-one men were given either 2.0 g/kg of 100 proof (50% absolute ethanol) vodka or a placebo. In the present study, evidence was found of acute alcohol impairment in prose memory, along with alcohol facilitation of memory on a post-trial task.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, 501 North Columbia, P.O. Box 9037, Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037, USA. pmoulton@medicine.nodak.edu
authors.forename: Patricia L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Moulton
authors.forename: Thomas V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Petros
authors.forename: Kathyrn J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Apostal
authors.forename: Ronald V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Ronning
authors.forename: Brent M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: James G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Penland
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003071:Cognition / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011939:Mental Recall / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D008954:Models, Biological; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011336:Probability; D011932:Reading; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D000431:Ethanol