Open AccessVigilance and iconic memory in children at high risk for alcoholism.
Author(s) -
Stuart R. Steinhauer,
Jessica Locke,
Shirley Y. Hill
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of studies on alcohol
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1934-2683
pISSN - 0096-882X
DOI - 10.15288/jsa.1997.58.428
Subject(s) - vigilance (psychology) , psychology , audiology , event related potential , developmental psychology , cognition , apprehension , stimulus (psychology) , visual attention , cognitive psychology , medicine , psychiatry
Previous studies report reduced visual event-related potential (ERP) amplitudes in young males at high risk for alcoholism. These findings could involve difficulties at several stages of visual processing. This study was aimed at examining vigilance performance and iconic memory functions in children at high risk or low risk for alcoholism.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom