Principal Component Analysis of Evoked Responses and the Effects of Alcohol on the Geniculo-Striate System of the Monkey

Erickson, Ken R.; Willey, T. Joe; Riley, Darrell M.; Fuster, Joaquı́n M.; Lawrence, Albert F.

doi:10.1080/01616412.1982.11739618

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“…In humans, the latency of the early components of VEP has generally been found to be less affected by alcohol than the later components (Colrain et al, 1993;Rohrbaugh et al, 1987). In contrast, the latencies of both early and late components of the waveform have been shown to increase after alcohol in the rat, cat, and monkey (DiPerri, Dravid, Schweigerdt, & Himwich, 1968;Erickson, Joe Willey, Riley, Fuster, & Lawrence, 1982;Hetzler, Oaklay, Heilbronner, & Vestal, 1982).…”

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Alcohol slows interhemispheric transmission, increases the flash-lag effect, and prolongs masking: Evidence for a slowing of neural processing and transmission

Khan

Timney

2007

Vision Research

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While the alcohol literature is extensive, relatively little addresses the relationship between physiological effects and behavioural changes. Using the visual system as a model, we examined alcohol's influence on neural temporal processing as a potential means for alcohol's effects. We did this by using tasks that provided a measure of processing speed: Poffenberger paradigm, flash-lag, and backward masking. After moderate alcohol, participants showed longer interhemispheric transmission times, larger flash-lags, and prolonged masking. Our data are consistent with the view that alcohol slows neural processing, and provide support for a reduction in processing efficiency underlying alcohol-induced changes in temporal visual processing.

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