Correspondence between the alcohol-P3 event-related potential and alcohol reward phenotypes among young adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Behavioral economic theory suggests that the value of alcohol depends upon elements of the choice context, such that increasing constraints on alternatives (e.g., price) or increasing the benefits of alcohol (e.g., social context) may result in greater likelihood of heavy drinking. The P3 event-related potential elicited by alcohol-related cues, a proposed marker of incentive salience, may be an electrophysiological parallel for behavioral economic alcohol demand. However, these indices have not been connected in prior research, and studies typically do not disaggregate social influences in the context of alcohol cue reactivity.

Method

The current study recruited heavy drinking young adults (N = 81) who completed measures of alcohol use and alcohol demand, in addi

SUBMITTER: Acuff SF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12848482 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature