Effects of alcohol on attentional mechanisms involved in figure reversals

Claire O'Brien; Mike Harris; Suzanne Higgs

doi:10.1002/hup.2337

Effects of alcohol on attentional mechanisms involved in figure reversals

Claire O'Brien, Mike Harris, Suzanne Higgs

Psychology

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Abstract

The impairing effects of alcohol on attention are well documented and are thought to involve inhibitory mechanisms. We used ambiguous figures (Face-Vase and Necker cube) to test whether the intentional control mechanism is more vulnerable to the effects of alcohol than the automatic mechanism.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	484-94
Number of pages	11
Journal	Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental
Volume	28
Issue number	5
Early online date	7 Aug 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/hup.2337
Publication status	Published - Sept 2013

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