Silent Trace Eliminates Differential Eyeblink Learning in Abstinent Alcoholics

Catherine Brawn Fortier, Arkadiy L. Maksimovskiy, Jonathan R. Venne, Ginette LaFleche and Regina E. McGlinchey
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Catherine Brawn Fortier: Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Boston Healthcare System; Boston, MA, USA
Arkadiy L. Maksimovskiy: Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Boston Healthcare System; Boston, MA, USA
Jonathan R. Venne: Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Boston Healthcare System; Boston, MA, USA
Ginette LaFleche: Memory Disorders Research Center (MDRC), Boston University School of Medicine & VA Boston Healthcare System; Boston, MA, USA
Regina E. McGlinchey: Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Boston Healthcare System; Boston, MA, USA

IJERPH, 2009, vol. 6, issue 7, 1-21

Abstract: Chronic alcoholism has profound effects on the brain, including volume reductions in regions critical for eyeblink classical conditioning (EBCC). The current study challenged abstinent alcoholics using delay (n = 20) and trace (n = 17) discrimination/reversal EBCC. Comparisons revealed a significant difference between delay and trace conditioning performance during reversal (t (35) = 2.08, p

Keywords: alcohol; eyeblink classical conditioning; learning; discrimination; reversal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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