Alcohol-induced impairment and enhancement of memory: a test of the interference theory.
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.
Moulton
Patricia L
PL
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
Petros
Thomas V
TV
Apostal
Kathyrn J
KJ
Park
Ronald V
RV
Ronning
Elizabeth A
EA
King
Brent M
BM
Penland
James G
JG
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
D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D000431:Ethanol