Citation

Fox AM, Michie PT, Coltheart M, Solowij N. Alcohol Alcohol. 1995; 30(3): 303-310.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Oxford University Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7545984

Abstract

Verbal memory functioning was assessed in light and heavy social drinkers by recording event-related potentials in subjects instructed to memorize lists of words using either repetition or elaborative learning strategies. Although overall performance did not differ significantly between light and heavy drinkers, heavy drinkers showed reduced within-list organization compared with light drinkers. There were statistically significant differences in the event-related potential indices of memory functioning elicited during complex elaborative processing which were consistent with decreased within-list organization in heavy drinkers.

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