Alcohol State-Dependent Learning in Man.
Abstract
Memory processes subject to disruption following alcohol consumption were investigated in a state-dependent learning design. Twenty-eight medical volunteers participated in the 2-day experiment. On day 1, the subjects were presented four verbal learning tasks after being given either alcohol or a placebo. On day 2, the subjects were asked to recall the material they learned on day 1 in either the same or different drug condition. Recall appeared to be state dependent in tasks which required subjects to recall material completely unaided; however, when prompts were provided, no state dependency resulted. It appears that memories are not destroyed by altering drug states; rather, subjects are just unable to recall how they stored the material.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA022760
Entities
People
- Ronald C. Petersen