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Binge Drinking Effects on EEG in Young Adult Humans

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  • Kelly E. Courtney

    (The Scripps Research Institute, Molecular and Integrative Neurosciences Department, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA)

  • John Polich

    (The Scripps Research Institute, Molecular and Integrative Neurosciences Department, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA)

Abstract

Young adult (N = 96) university students who varied in their binge drinking history were assessed by electroencephalography (EEG) recording during passive viewing. Groups consisted of male and female non-binge drinkers (>1 to 5/4 drinks/ounces in under two hours), low-binge drinkers (5/4–7/6 drinks/ounces in under two hours), and high-binge drinkers (≥ 10 drinks/ounces in under two hours), who had been drinking alcohol at their respective levels for an average of 3 years. The non- and low-binge drinkers exhibited less spectral power than the high-binge drinkers in the delta (0–4 Hz) and fast-beta (20–35 Hz) bands. Binge drinking appears to be associated with a specific pattern of brain electrical activity in young adults that may reflect the future development of alcoholism.

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  • Kelly E. Courtney & John Polich, 2010. "Binge Drinking Effects on EEG in Young Adult Humans," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 7(5), pages 1-12, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:7:y:2010:i:5:p:2325-2336:d:8273
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