Discrimination of motion in depth trajectory following acute alcohol ingestion

Evoked potentials were recorded at four scalp sites O1, O2, T5, T6; before and after the consumption of one of two alcohol dose levels, to the occurrence of disparate stimuli in dynamic random dot stereograms. Twenty young adult subjects, all of whom had vision which was normal or corrected to norma...

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Published in:Biological psychology 1991-08, Vol.31 (1), p.1
Main Authors: Neill, R A, Delahunty, A M, Fenelon, B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Alcohol Drinking - psychology
Alcoholic Intoxication - psychology
Arousal - drug effects
Attention - drug effects
Depth Perception - drug effects
Discrimination Learning - drug effects
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Evoked Potentials, Visual - drug effects
Female
Humans
Male
Motion Perception - drug effects
Optical Illusions - drug effects
Orientation - drug effects
Reaction Time - drug effects
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Summary:Evoked potentials were recorded at four scalp sites O1, O2, T5, T6; before and after the consumption of one of two alcohol dose levels, to the occurrence of disparate stimuli in dynamic random dot stereograms. Twenty young adult subjects, all of whom had vision which was normal or corrected to normal, were randomly assigned to the two dosage groups. Subjects viewed stimuli which embodied crossed disparity and followed one of three trajectories in depth. The task was to distinguish between and identify, by specific button presses, these trajectories. One half of the stimuli were presented with monocular cues to motion in depth (dark condition); in the remainder only stereoscopic depth information was available (uniform condition). Responses to both conditions showed alcohol-related reduction of evoked responses across all sites. It was concluded that the visual systems associated with the processing of motion in depth were susceptible to alcohol effects, as revealed by reductions in the amplitude of evoked responses.
ISSN:0301-0511