scholarly journals College Binge Drinking Associated with Decreased Frontal Activation to Negative Emotional Distractors during Inhibitory Control

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia E. Cohen-Gilbert ◽  
Lisa D. Nickerson ◽  
Jennifer T. Sneider ◽  
Emily N. Oot ◽  
Anna M. Seraikas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Inhibitory Control ◽  
College Binge Drinking

Is Binge Drinking in Young Adults Associated with an Alcohol-Specific Impairment of Response Inhibition?

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Czapla ◽  
Joe J. Simon ◽  
Hans-Christoph Friederich ◽  
Sabine C. Herpertz ◽  
Peter Zimmermann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Inhibitory Control ◽  
Response Inhibition ◽  
Drinking Pattern ◽  
Impulsive Behavior ◽  
Commission Errors ◽  
Matched Group ◽  
Binge Drinkers ◽  
Nonalcoholic Beverages

Background/Aims: Little is known about the association of binge drinking with impulsivity related to trait- or state-like aspects of behavior. The aim of the present study was therefore to investigate whether binge drinkers show an impairment of inhibitory control in comparison to non-binge drinkers when confronted with alcohol-associated or control stimuli, and whether this is reflected in self-reported impulsivity. Methods: A go/no-go task with pictures of alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages as well as control stimuli was administered to binge drinkers and a gender-matched group of non-binge drinkers. All participants also completed the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11). Results: We found an alcohol-specific impairment of response inhibition for binge drinkers only, while the groups did not differ with regard to overall response inhibition to the experimental stimuli or self-reported impulsiveness (BIS-11). In addition, the number of commission errors in response to alcohol-associated stimuli was the only significant predictor of binge drinking. Conclusion: The findings of the present study suggest that when young adults have established binge drinking as a common drinking pattern, impairment of inhibition in response to alcoholic stimuli is the only significant predictor of binge drinking, but not general impulsive behavior. i 2014 S. Karger AG, Basel

Why College Binge Drinking is Relevant to EAPS

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 381-394
Author(s):  
Dale Masi ◽  
Suzie Foster-Sanda
Keyword(s):  
Binge Drinking ◽  
College Binge Drinking

scholarly journals Neurobiological Effects of Binge Drinking Help in Its Detection and Differential Diagnosis from Alcohol Dependence

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Napoleon Waszkiewicz ◽  
Beata Galińska-Skok ◽  
Anastasiya Nestsiarovich ◽  
Agnieszka Kułak-Bejda ◽  
Karolina Wilczyńska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Dependence ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Frontal Lobe ◽  
Inhibitory Control ◽  
Animal Studies ◽  
Event Related Potentials ◽  
Limbic Cortex ◽  
Parietal Lobes ◽  
Related Potentials ◽  
Binge Drinkers

The prevalence of binge drinking in the general population is 3-4 times higher than that of alcohol dependence. Neuroimaging studies show that binge drinking in adolescence impairs brain development and white matter integrity. Regions with reduced functional activity include the limbic system, ventral diencephalon, frontal lobe, and middle and inferior temporal lobes, whereas the right superior frontal and parietal lobes are typically hyperactivated. The observed activation of the frontoparietal areas might reflect the alternative memory system operating, whereas the reduced occipito-hippocampal response is associated with impaired visual and linguistic processing/learning. Some other findings from literature research include a decrease of N-acetylaspartate (NAA) in the frontal lobe and its increase in the parietal lobes, as well as the reduced components of event-related potentials, reflecting deficit in attention, working memory, inhibition, and executive functioning. Animal studies show that even a single day of binge drinking results in a neurodegeneration and reactive gliosis in the limbic cortex as well as in gene expression dysregulation and histone acetylation. Another biological evidence on binge drinking effect include inflammatory response, oxidative stress, formation of toxic ceramides, activation of caspase 3, and secretion of corticoliberin. Some of the binge drinking-induced cognitive abnormalities can be reversible after three weeks of abstinence. Although binge drinkers have a similar pattern of neuropsychological deficits with chronic alcohol consumers (mainly memory deficits), binge drinkers have prominent impairment of inhibitory control, which may be a marker of binge pattern of alcohol drinking. The optimal therapeutic strategies should target the inhibitory control processes to facilitate discontinuation of alcohol consumption and to block its possible progression to the alcohol dependence syndrome.

Using evidence-based research to redirect a conversation: Newspapers’ coverage of strategies to address college binge drinking

2009 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelly Campo ◽  
Natoshia M. Askelson ◽  
Teresa Mastin ◽  
Mary Slonske
Keyword(s):  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
College Binge Drinking
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