Neurocognitive effects of binge drinking on verbal episodic memory. An ERP study in university students.

ABSTRACT: Background: Verbal memory may be affected by engagement in alcohol binge drinking during youth, according to the findings of neuropsychological studies. However, little is known about the dynamics of the neural activity underlying this cognitive process in young, heavy drinkers. Aims: To investigate brain event-related potentials associated with cued recall from episodic memory in binge drinkers and controls. Methods: Seventy first-year university students were classified as binge drinkers (32: 17 female) or controls (38: 18 female). The participants completed a verbal paired associates learning task during electroencephalogram (EEG) recording. ERPs elicited by old and new word pairs were extracted from the cued-recall phase of the task by using Principal Component Ana

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez Holguin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9941344 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature