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ArticlePsychopharmacology2016

Prospective memory impairments in heavy social drinkers are partially overcome by future event simulation.

Bradley Platt, Sunjeev K Kamboj, Tommaso Italiano, Peter G Rendell, H Valerie Curran

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Article in Psychopharmacology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Bradley PlattClinical Psychopharmacology Unit, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
Sunjeev K KambojClinical Psychopharmacology Unit, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
Tommaso ItalianoClinical Psychopharmacology Unit, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
Peter G RendellCognition and Emotion Research Centre, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia.
H Valerie CurranClinical Psychopharmacology Unit, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK. v.curran@ucl.ac.uk.
University College London · GBAustralian Catholic University · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecent research suggests that alcohol acutely impairs prospective memory (PM), and this impairment can be overcome using a strategy called 'future event simulation' (FES). Impairment in event-based PM found in detoxifying alcohol-dependent participants is reversed through FES. However, the impact of the most common problematic drinking patterns that do not involve alcohol dependence on PM remains unclear.

aimsHere, we examine the impact of frequent heavy drinking on PM and the degree to which any impairments can be reversed through FES.

methodsPM was assessed in 19 heavy drinkers (AUDIT scores ≥ 15) and 18 matched control participants (AUDIT scores ≤ 7) using the 'Virtual Week' task both at baseline and again following FES.

resultsHeavy drinkers performed significantly worse than controls on regular and irregular time-based PM tasks. FES improved the performance of controls but not of heavy drinkers on time-based tasks. In contrast, FES improved heavy drinkers' performance on event-based PM tasks.

conclusionsThese findings suggest that heavy drinkers experience deficits in strategic monitoring processing associated with time-based PM tasks which do not abate after FES. That the same strategy improves their event-based PM suggests that FES may be helpful for individuals with problematic drinking patterns in improving their prospective memory.

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AdultAffectAlcoholismAttentionExecutive FunctionFemaleHumansIntelligenceIntelligence TestsMaleMemory DisordersMental RecallNeuropsychological TestsPsychomotor PerformanceSubstance-Related DisordersUser-Computer InterfaceAlcoholAlcohol use disordersFuture event simulationProspective memory

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PMID26612619
PMCPMC4710660
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