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EXECUTIVE COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS AS MEDIATORS OF ALCOHOLRELATED AGGRESSION.
- Source :
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Alcohol & Alcoholism . Jan21998, Vol. 33 Issue 1, p47-54. 8p. 1 Diagram, 5 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 1998
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Abstract
- A large body of literature has documented a relation between executive cognitive functioning (ECF) and aggression. ECF encompasses 'higher-order' mental abilities such as attention, planning, organization, abstract reasoning, and self-monitoring. ECF has been defined as the ability to utilize these functions to self-regulate goal-directed behaviour. The prefrontal cortex represents the primary neurological substrate that subserves ECF. Acute alcohol consumption has been shown to disrupt ECF/prefrontal cortical functioning. Literature is reviewed linking ECF/prefrontal cortical functioning, alcohol consumption, and aggressive behaviour. A hypothetical model, based on empirical data, is presented, suggesting that ECF/prefrontal cortical functioning is an underlying aetiological mechanism for the relation between acute alcohol consumption and aggressive behaviour. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07350414
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Alcohol & Alcoholism
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 131837208
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a008347