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The interactive effects of alcohol and temazepam on P300 and reaction time

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posted on 2023-05-16, 14:11 authored by Martin, F, Siddle, DAT
The present research investigated the separate and interactive effects of the minor tranquilliser, temazepam, and a low dose of alcohol on the amplitude and latency of P300 and on reaction time. Twenty-four participants completed four drug treatments in a repeated measures design. The four drug treatments, organised as a fully repeated 2×2 design, included a placebo condition, an alcohol only condition, a temazepam only condition, and an alcohol and temazepam combined condition. Event-related potentials were recorded from midline sites Fz, Cz, and Pz within an oddball paradigm. The results indicated that temazepam, with or without the presence of alcohol, reduced P300 amplitude. Alcohol, on the other hand, with or without the presence of temazepam, affected processing speed and stimulus evaluation as indexed by reaction time and P300 latency. At the low dose levels used in this experiment alcohol and temazepam appear not to interact, which suggests that they affect different aspects of processing in the central nervous system. © 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Publication title

Brain and Cognition

Volume

53

Pagination

58-65

ISSN

0278-2626

Department/School

School of Psychological Sciences

Publisher

California, USA

Place of publication

Elsevier Inc/Academic Press

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Public health (excl. specific population health) not elsewhere classified

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