Effects of Alcohol on Human Performance and Sleep.

Abstract

This contract supported two investigations of the effects of alcohol on humans. The primary project was the investigation of the effects of alcohol on information processing and memory. The second project was the phase-out of our studies of the effects of acute and chronic alcohol ingestion on physiological sleep patterns. The studies of alcohol and memory were targeted on the possible effects of the drug on organizational processes, retrieval mechanisms, and encoding (depth of processing). Overall the data suggested that organizational or associational processes in long-term storage were particularly vulnerable to alcohol intoxication. Studies of the effects of acute alcohol on sleep patterns of 47-63 year old normal males were conducted to allow comparison with age-matched alcoholics. Some enhancement of delta sleep was seen in each of the normals.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA043044

Entities

People

  • Boyd K. Lester
  • Harold L. Williams

Organizations

  • Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Central Nervous System
  • Cognition
  • Consciousness
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Fish
  • Frequency
  • Information Processing
  • Intoxication
  • Motor Skills
  • Nervous System
  • New York
  • Oklahoma
  • Pilot Studies
  • Psychology
  • Reaction Time

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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