Alcohol and motion perception |
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Authors: | Rodger D. MacArthur Robert Sekuler |
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Affiliation: | 1. Gresap Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, 60201, Evanston, Illinois
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Abstract: | Three motion perception skills were measured under different levels of alcohol ingestion. Our method for detecting decrements in visual information processing proved sensitive to blood alcohol levels as low as .02%. Alcohol in small doses increased reaction times to the onset of motion, particularly to slow speeds, but did not reduce the ability to allocate attention effectively. In view of these findings, certain motion perception tests may be valuable assays for detecting impaired performance with low blood alcohol levels. |
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