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Impulsivity, Executive Cognition And Reward Sensitivity In Relation To Excessive Or Problematic Alcohol Consumption, Michael Lyvers, Mark Edwards
Impulsivity, Executive Cognition And Reward Sensitivity In Relation To Excessive Or Problematic Alcohol Consumption, Michael Lyvers, Mark Edwards
Mike Lyvers
Background: Deficits of frontal lobe functioning and associated cognitive impairments are well known correlates of chronic alcoholism and are commonly interpreted as reflecting cumulative effects of high alcohol exposure (Lyvers, 2000). Alternatively, such associations may reflect traits predating alcohol exposure which predispose to risky drinking . For example, university students have a higher prevalence of alcohol use as well as risky drinking than do non-students of the same age, yet not all students drink at risky levels, suggesting that excessive alcohol use by young adults may be influenced by underlying trait factors in addition to social factors. Recent studies using …