I am conducting a secondary data analysis on a dataset that used 10 measures of cognitive function and I am interested in knowing which measure(s) are more susceptible than others to short or long-term alcohol consumption. Here are the 10 measures used in the study:
-Cognitive 3MS Part 1
-Cognitive 3MS Part 2
-Cognitive CVLT
-Cognitive FingerTap
-Cognitive DSCT
-Cognitive FAS A
-Cognitive FAS F
-Cognitive FAS S
-a cognitive FAS Total
-Cognitive Checklist
Thank you.
I'm going out on a limb here and this is speculative, but I would look at attention and memory measures, particularly if you can find a measure that picks up attention/vigilance/STM effects. Of course for sustained long term heavy drinking then impaired memory effects are central. Look for confabulation too.
Binge drinking has been shown to affect impulsivity measure on a variety of cognitive tasks, e.g. Reflection Impulsivity Information as measured by the Sampling Task (IST; CANTAB Cambridge Cognition Ltd.).
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