ArticlePsychopharmacology2016
Smells like inhibition: The effects of olfactory and visual alcohol cues on inhibitory control.
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- The S1-insula Circuit Differentially Modulates Alcohol Drinking and Aversive Behavior in Mice.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2026Article
- Prediction of alcohol intake patterns with olfactory and gustatory brain connectivity networks.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2025Article
- Does the smell of alcohol make it harder to resist? The impact of olfactory cues on inhibitory control and attentional bias.Psychopharmacology · 2022Article
- Cigarette-specific disgust aroused by smoking warning images strengthens smokers' inhibitory control under smoking-related background in Go/NoGo task.Psychopharmacology · 2021Article
- Task-irrelevant odours affect both response inhibition and response readiness in fast-paced Go/No-Go task: the case of valence.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- The effect of alcohol cue exposure and acute intoxication on inhibitory control processes and ad libitum alcohol consumption.Psychopharmacology · 2019Article
- Elevated alcohol consumption following alcohol cue exposure is partially mediated by reduced inhibitory control and increased craving.Psychopharmacology · 2017Article
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Abstract
rationaleHow the smell of alcohol impacts alcohol-related thoughts and behaviours is unclear, though it is well-documented that alcohol-related stimuli and environments may trigger these.
objectivesThe current study, therefore, aimed to investigate the priming effects of both visual and olfactory alcohol cues on inhibitory control.
methodForty individuals (M age = 23.65, SD = 6.52) completed a go/no-go association task (GNAT) which measured reaction times, response accuracy and false alarm rates whilst being exposed to alcohol-related (or neutral) olfactory and visual cues.
resultsAlcohol-related visual cues elicited lower false alarm rates, slower reaction times and higher accuracy rates relative to neutral pictorial cues. False alarm rates were significantly higher for those exposed to alcohol as opposed to neutral olfactory cues.
conclusionsBy highlighting that exposure to alcohol-related olfactory cues may impede response inhibition, the results indicate that exposure to such stimuli may contribute to the activation of cognitive responses which may drive consumption.
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