Pairing neutral cues with alcohol intoxication: new findings in executive and attention networks.

Brandon G OberlinMario DzemidzicWilliam J A EilerClaire R CarronChristina M SoeurtMartin H PlaweckiNicholas J GrahameSean J O'ConnorDavid A Kareken

Published in: Psychopharmacology (2018)

Networks governing executive attention and reward showed enhanced responses to stimuli experimentally paired with intoxication, with the right parietal cortex implicated in both alcohol cue pairing and intertemporal choice. While different from our previous study results in 14 men, we believe this paradigm in a large sample of male and female drinkers offers novel insights into Pavlovian processes less affected by idiosyncratic drug associations.

Keyphrases

working memory
alcohol consumption
drug induced
functional connectivity
emergency department
middle aged
decision making