Neural and Genetic Correlates of Binge Drinking Among College Women

dc.contributor.authorBauer, Lance O.
dc.contributor.authorCeballos, Natalie A.
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-30T14:35:50Z
dc.date.available2020-04-30T14:35:50Z
dc.date.issued2014-03
dc.description.abstractNinety-seven female students, aged 18–20 yrs, were assigned to groups consisting of 55 infrequent (less than monthly) and 42 frequent (at least monthly) binge drinkers. The groups were compared on self-report measures of impulsivity, sensation seeking, and alexithymia. The groups were also compared on several objective measures relevant to neural and genetic mechanisms, such as brain activation during a time estimation task and selected genotypes. Analyses of stimulus-locked brain activity revealed a slow cortical potential generated over the right parietal cortex during time estimation that was more negative in the frequent binge drinking group. This group also showed a greater prevalence of a CHRM2 genotype previously associated with substance dependence and Major Depressive Disorder as well as a modest elevation on a non-planning impulsiveness selfreport scale. We conclude that the enhanced brain activation shown by binge drinkers during time estimation compensates for an underlying deficit. That deficit may be reflected in poor planning skills and a genetic difference indicating increased risk for both externalizing and internalizing disorders in later life.
dc.description.departmentPsychology
dc.description.versionThis is the accepted manuscript version of an article published in Biological Psychology.
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dc.format.extent16 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationBauer, L. O., & Ceballos, N. A. (2014). Neural and genetic correlates of binge drinking among college women. Biological Psychology, 97, pp. 43-48.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2014.01.005
dc.identifier.issn0301-0511
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/9772
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.sourceBiological Psychology, 2014, Vol. 97, pp. 43-48.
dc.subjectbinge drinking
dc.subjectgene
dc.subjectCHRM2
dc.subjectcontingent negative variation
dc.subjectevoked potential
dc.subjectelectroencephalography
dc.subjectcollege students
dc.subjecttime
dc.subjectalcohol
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.titleNeural and Genetic Correlates of Binge Drinking Among College Women
dc.typeArticle

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