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Specificity of P3 event-related potential reactivity to alcohol cues in individuals low in alcohol sensitivity

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Bartholow, Bruce D., Lust, Sarah A., Tragesser, Sarah L.·2010·Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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Recent research using event-related potentials (ERPs) has shown that individuals low in alcohol sensitivity show increased P3 reactivity to alcohol cues (Bartholow, Henry, & Lust, 2007). The current research sought to test the specificity of this effect by including other arousing cues in addition to alcohol, and by controlling for individual differences in trait impulsivity. Forty-seven participants varying in self-reported alcohol sensitivity completed a visual oddball task including neutral, arousing (erotic and adventure-related), and beverage-related images while ERPs were recorded. Low-sensitivity participants showed increased P3 reactivity to alcohol cues relative to their high-sensitivity peers. However, P3 amplitude elicited by all other targets did not differ as a function of alcohol sensitivity levels. Differences in impulsivity and recent alcohol consumption did not account for sensitivity group differences in alcohol cue reactivity. These results point to the specific motivational salience of alcohol cues to individuals at risk for alcohol problems because of low alcohol sensitivity and suggest that P3 reactivity to alcohol cues could be a new endophenotype for alcohol use disorder risk.

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Authors
Bartholow, B. D., Lust, S. A., & Tragesser, S. L.
Affiliations
  • University of Missouri (US)
  • Washington State University (US)
Corresponding author
Bartholow, Bruce D.
Venue
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
Published
2010-06
Volume
24
Issue
2
Pages
220-228
ISSN
  • 0893-164X (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1501
OpenAlex
W2164795871
Cited by
84
References
77
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FWCI
3.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Psychology of Addictive Behaviors (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (P60AA011998)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Keywords
P3 event-related potential, alcohol sensitivity, alcohol cue reactivity, alcohol use disorder risk, endophenotypes, visual oddball task, trait impulsivity, motivational salience
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Alcohol Drinking, Alcoholism, Analysis of Variance, Brain Mapping, Cerebral Cortex, Cues, Electroencephalography, Evoked Potentials, Female, Humans, Male, Motivation, Photic Stimulation, Surveys and Questionnaires, Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted, Young Adult

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