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Alcohol, Visual Discrimination and Heart Rate; Effects of Dose, Activation and Tobacco
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Blood Alcohol ConcentrationsSubstance UseVisual DiscriminationVisual Discrimination TaskSocial SciencesPsychologyAlcohol MisuseTobacco ControlVisual CognitionNicotineAddiction MedicineHealth SciencesHeart RateBehavioral SciencesCognitive ScienceTobacco UseAlcohol AbuseAlcohol DependenceSubstance AbuseCognitive PerformanceAddictionAffect Perception
Performance on a visual discrimination task correlated positively with blood alcohol concentrations of less than 0.02% and negatively with concentrations in the range of 0.04–0.05%. Smokers after smoking and nonsmokers performed differently, suggesting that nicotine in some way alters the effect of alcohol.