Drunk decisions: Alcohol shifts choice from habitual towards goal-directed control in adolescent intermediate-risk drinkers.
Elisabeth ObstDaniel J SchadQuentin Jm HuysMiriam SeboldStephan NebeChristian SommerMichael N SmolkaUlrich S ZimmermannPublished in: Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) (2018)
We assume that alcohol disrupted basic cognitive functions underlying habitual and goal-directed decisions in low-risk drinkers, thereby enhancing hasty choices. Further, we speculate that intermediate-risk drinkers benefited from alcohol as a negative reinforcer that reduced unpleasant emotional states, possibly displaying a novel risk factor for drinking in adolescence.