What is it about?
Our paper is about how a well-known, neurophysiological marker of attention called the late positive potential is greater to alcohol images than other images in college students who have a low tolerance of distressing situations or states. We present evidence that mere consumption of alcohol does not bias attention, but how these beverages are used to manage affective processes, potentially, impacts attentional capture.
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Why is it important?
This work assists us in understanding the association between alcohol-related problems, which are a serious mental and physical health concern, and attention to alcohol beverages in a sample of college students who are exposed to alcohol all the time and in various ways. Our results suggest a particular group of students for whom this association is stronger and a potential modifiable factor (distress tolerance) that can be targeted in future research or intervention design.
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We hope readers see this paper as a mere example of a methodology that could be applied to populations, cues, and neurocognitive processes of interest. As we transition fully into a neurocentric era, I hope our work will be helpful in addressing the nuances of substance use and other neuropsychiatric conditions through translational or clinical work.
Wesley Vaught
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This page is a summary of: Attention to alcohol cues is related to alcohol-related problems in college students with low distress tolerance., Translational Issues in Psychological Science, July 2025, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/tps0000468.
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