Abstract:Background: Alcoholics show attentional bias when viewing alcohol-related pictures, a low magnitude of the startle response when viewing alcohol-related cues, and a poor inhibitory control. However, it has not been studied which clinical and drinking variables modulate these paradigms. Objectives: To explore which clinical and drinking variables modulate attentional bias, affective modulation of the startle reflex and behavioural inhibition in alcoholics. Methods: 127 alcoholics were tested with 3 psychophysio… Show more
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