Binge drinking effects on EEG in young adult humans.
Young adult (N = 96) university students who varied in their binge drinking history were assessed by electroencephalography (EEG) recording during passive viewing. Groups consisted of male and female non-binge drinkers (>1 to 5/4 drinks/ounces in under two hours), low-binge drinkers (5/4-7/6 drinks/ounces in under two hours), and high-binge drinkers (>or= 10 drinks/ounces in under two hours), who had been drinking alcohol at their respective levels for an average of 3 years. The non- and low-binge drinkers exhibited less spectral power than the high-binge drinkers in the delta (0-4 Hz) and fast-beta (20-35 Hz) bands. Binge drinking appears to be associated with a specific pattern of brain electrical activity in young adults that may reflect the future development of alcoholism.
Courtney
Kelly E
KE
The Scripps Research Institute, Molecular and Integrative Neurosciences Department, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. kellyc@scripps.edu
Polich
John
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003071:Cognition; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male