Activation peaking in intoxicated and detoxified alcoholics during visuospatial learning.

Schandler, Steven L.; Cohen, Michael J.; McArthur, David L.; Naliboff, Bruce D.; Hassell, A

doi:10.15288/jsa.1988.49.126

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“…Although it is not possible from the data collected for this study to ascertain the reason for the association of poorer performance with abstinence, this finding is consistent with other data collected in our lab and with findings with abstinent alcoholics (Schandler, Clegg, Thomas, & Cohen, 1996, Schandler, Cohen, McArthur, Naliboff, & Hassell, 1988. This finding coupled with the fact that individuals currently using MA have worse cognitive performance than individuals who have never used MA (Simon, Domier, Sim, et al, 2000), suggests that treatment for MA users might benefit from the inclusion of strategies to compensate for cognitive problems.…”

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The effect of relapse on cognition in abstinent methamphetamine abusers

Simon¹,

Dacey²,

Glynn³

et al. 2004

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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The effect of relapse on cognition in abstinent methamphetamine abusers

Simon¹,

Dacey²,

Glynn³

et al. 2004

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

132

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“…Based on these findings, and earlier studies of psychophysiological response patterning in alcoholics by Docter and colleagues (Docter and Perkins 1960;Docter and Bernal 1964), Naitoh and Docter (1968) suggested that alcoholics drink to achieve a calm, alert, and mildly stimulated psychological state facilitative to information processing. This has been supported by the recent findings of Schandler et al (1988).…”

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Event-related brain potentials in intoxicated and detoxified alcoholics during visuospatial learning

Schandler

Cohen

McArthur³

1988

Psychopharmacology

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Event-related potentials and visuospatial learning performance were examined to understand the effects of chronic alcohol use on complex information processing. A total of 18 alcoholic male in-patients in an alcohol treatment program served as participants. Nine persons were seen at time of admission to the program while intoxicated (mean BAC = 18.0 mg/dl). The second group of nine persons was seen detoxified after 4 weeks in the treatment program. Learning consisted of a paired-associate paradigm requiring participants to learn the distinct spatial positions of six, randomly presented "nonsense" shapes. The visuospatial learning performance of the intoxicated alcoholics was superior to that of the detoxified alcoholics. Evaluation of event-related potentials during the visuospatial learning task indicated that while both groups displayed greater right hemisphere amplitudes of P3, P2, N1, and N2-P3 components, the amplitudes of the latter three components were significantly greater in the intoxicated alcoholics. The overall results suggest that compared to the intoxicated alcoholic, the detoxified alcoholic may suffer a disruption in attentional mechanisms related to visuospatial information processing, providing support for a theory that alcohol ingestion serves to balance information processing in the chronic alcoholic.

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“…or Soc;,,! Psvrhologv Learning performance and psychophysiological data suggest that these visuospatial deficits are the result of disrupted attention to environmental cues (Bertera & Parsons, 1978;Heilbrun, Cassidy, Diehl, Haas, & Heilbrun, 1986;Ober & Stillman, 1988;Ryan, 1980;Schandler et al, 1992;Schandler, Cohen, & MeArthur, 1988;Schandler, Cohen, McArthur, Naliboff, & Hassell, 1988;Weingartner & Murphy, 1977). However, these data were collected during the presentation of a spatial task in which there was a clear distinction between the target stimuli and the background environment.…”

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“…Across a series of studies, Schandler and his colleagues (Schandler, Brannock, Cohen, Antick, & Caine, 1988;Schandler, Cohen. & Antick, 1992;Schandler, Cohen. & McArthur.…”

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“…McArthur. Antick, & Brannock, 1991;Schandler, Cohen, McArthur, Naliboff, & Hassell, 1988) have reported that the visuospatiallearning performance of young and adult children of alcoholics (ACAs) is significantly below that of children of nonalcoholics (NACAs) and is very similar to that of detoxified alcoholics. However, the nature of the visuospatial deficit is unclear.…”

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Coping with Ambiguity in Multi-Ethnic Children of Alcoholics

Presson

Dana²,

Schandler³

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The Journal of Social Psychology

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Visual field dependence in 292 multi-ethnic adult children of alcoholics (ACAs) and nonalcoholics (NACAs) was assessed, using the Hidden Figures Test (Ekstrom, French, & Harmon, 1976). There were no differences among ethnic groups, but ACAs achieved a significantly lower percentage of correct answers and more incorrect answers and attempted more questions relative to NACAs. These findings suggest that ACAs' visuospatial deficits are not related to ethnic and cultural factors.

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Activation peaking in intoxicated and detoxified alcoholics during visuospatial learning.

Cited by 15 publications

References 26 publications

The effect of relapse on cognition in abstinent methamphetamine abusers

The effect of relapse on cognition in abstinent methamphetamine abusers

Event-related brain potentials in intoxicated and detoxified alcoholics during visuospatial learning

Coping with Ambiguity in Multi-Ethnic Children of Alcoholics

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