Alcohol and Behavioral Control: Cognitive and Neural Mechanisms
Corresponding Author
M. Vogel-Sprott
University of Waterloo (MV-S), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Rotman Research Institute (CE), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Kentucky (MF), Lexington, Kentucky; and Indiana University (PF and AJ), Bloomington, Indiana.
Reprint requests: Muriel Vogel-Sprott, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada N2L 3G1; Fax: 519-746-8631; E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorCraig Easdon
University of Waterloo (MV-S), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Rotman Research Institute (CE), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Kentucky (MF), Lexington, Kentucky; and Indiana University (PF and AJ), Bloomington, Indiana.
Search for more papers by this authorMark Fillmore
University of Waterloo (MV-S), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Rotman Research Institute (CE), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Kentucky (MF), Lexington, Kentucky; and Indiana University (PF and AJ), Bloomington, Indiana.
Search for more papers by this authorPeter Finn
University of Waterloo (MV-S), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Rotman Research Institute (CE), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Kentucky (MF), Lexington, Kentucky; and Indiana University (PF and AJ), Bloomington, Indiana.
Search for more papers by this authorAlicia Justus
University of Waterloo (MV-S), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Rotman Research Institute (CE), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Kentucky (MF), Lexington, Kentucky; and Indiana University (PF and AJ), Bloomington, Indiana.
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
M. Vogel-Sprott
University of Waterloo (MV-S), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Rotman Research Institute (CE), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Kentucky (MF), Lexington, Kentucky; and Indiana University (PF and AJ), Bloomington, Indiana.
Reprint requests: Muriel Vogel-Sprott, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada N2L 3G1; Fax: 519-746-8631; E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorCraig Easdon
University of Waterloo (MV-S), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Rotman Research Institute (CE), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Kentucky (MF), Lexington, Kentucky; and Indiana University (PF and AJ), Bloomington, Indiana.
Search for more papers by this authorMark Fillmore
University of Waterloo (MV-S), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Rotman Research Institute (CE), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Kentucky (MF), Lexington, Kentucky; and Indiana University (PF and AJ), Bloomington, Indiana.
Search for more papers by this authorPeter Finn
University of Waterloo (MV-S), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Rotman Research Institute (CE), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Kentucky (MF), Lexington, Kentucky; and Indiana University (PF and AJ), Bloomington, Indiana.
Search for more papers by this authorAlicia Justus
University of Waterloo (MV-S), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Rotman Research Institute (CE), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Kentucky (MF), Lexington, Kentucky; and Indiana University (PF and AJ), Bloomington, Indiana.
Search for more papers by this authorSupported by Grants AA 12738-01, P50 AA7611, and RO AA10120 from NIAAA; the Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation; and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
Abstract
This article represents the proceedings of a symposium at the 2000 RSA Meeting in Denver, Colorado. The organizer/chair was Muriel Vogel-Sprott. The presentations were (1) Alcohol-induced impairment of inhibitory control: Some commonalities with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, by Mark Fillmore; (2) Neural interactions that underlie response inhibition under alcohol: A functional magnetic resonance imaging investigation, by Craig Easdon; (3) Intentional control of behavior under alcohol, by Muriel Vogel-Sprott; and (4) Working memory and the disinhibiting effects of alcohol on passive avoidance learning, by Alicia Justius and Peter Finn.
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