Binge drinking during adolescence and young adulthood is associated with deficits in verbal episodic memory

Carbia, Carina; Cadaveira, Fernando; Caamaño-Isorna, Francisco; Holguı́n, Socorro Rodrı́guez; Corral, Montse

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0171393

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“…The recent systematic review of neuropsychological studies in young people reported that the binge drinking pattern is associated with cognitive difficulties, especially with lower performance in verbal memory and executive deficits [20]. The results provided by our group over the last decade show difficulties in performing tasks that involve inhibitory control, cognitive interference, working memory and episodic declarative verbal memory-functions dependent on frontolymbic and frontoparietal areas [3,[20][21][22][23][24][25]. Finally, recent literature reaffirms the need for a systematic examination of the gender variable.…”

Section: Alcohol Consumption In Youth and Consequences In Early Adultmentioning

confidence: 62%

We Need to Delay the Age of Onset of Alcohol Consumption

Moure-Rodríguez

Caamaño-Isorna

2020

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In recent years, new consumption patterns, such as binge drinking, have increased among young people and have not always been recognized as problematic either by health personnel or by society in general, as they are intensive episodes, interspersed with no consumption periods. Although the prevalence of alcohol use disorders in the adult population continues to be higher in men than in women, these gender differences in relation to alcohol consumption are barely observed in adolescents between 14 and 18. Therefore, we are witnessing a change in the pattern of consumption, from regular to episodic, and an attenuation of gender differences. New patterns of alcohol consumption have not only been associated with an increased risk of alcohol use disorders in adult life, but also with neurocognitive involvement in youth. Understanding the risk and resilience factors of alcoholism or problematic drinking patterns will not only allow us to identify the most vulnerable group, but also to guide prevention programs towards protective factors; the skills that contribute to the natural abandonment of the pattern. Knowing the variables involved in the trajectories of abandonment and dependency would contribute to personalizing the interventions and increasing their efficacy and success—a lower relapse rate—, reducing the economic and socio-sanitary costs associated with alcohol dependency, as well as improving the health and well-being, family relations, work and social status of alcohol-dependent people.

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Section: Alcohol Consumption In Youth and Consequences In Early Adultmentioning

confidence: 62%

We Need to Delay the Age of Onset of Alcohol Consumption

Moure-Rodríguez

Caamaño-Isorna

2020

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“…Longitudinal studies have indicated the adverse influence of adolescent heavy drinking not only on the development of visuospatial processing but also on attention and working memory development (Carbia, Cadaveira, Caamano-Isorna, Rodriguez-Holguin, & Corral, 2017;Hanson, Medina, Padula, Tapert, & Brown, 2011;Squeglia, et al, 2009;Tapert, Granholm, Leedy, & Brown, 2002). Accordingly, poor academic performance (Hanson, et al, 2011) and executive function impairments (Goudriaan, Grekin, & Sher, 2007;Scaife & Duka, 2009) have been observed in adolescents with alcohol abuse.…”

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confidence: 99%

Role of the innate immune system in the neuropathological consequences induced by adolescent binge drinking

Pascual

Montesinos

2017

J of Neuroscience Research

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Adolescence is a critical stage of brain maturation in which important plastic and dynamic processes take place in different brain regions, leading to development of the adult brain. Ethanol drinking in adolescence disrupts brain plasticity and causes structural and functional changes in immature brain areas (prefrontal cortex, limbic system) that result in cognitive and behavioral deficits. These changes, along with secretion of sexual and stress-related hormones in adolescence, may impact self-control, decision making, and risk-taking behaviors that contribute to anxiety and initiation of alcohol consumption. New data support the participation of the neuroimmune system in the effects of ethanol on the developing and adult brain. This article reviews the potential pathological bases that underlie the effects of alcohol on the adolescent brain, such as the contribution of genetic background, the perturbation of epigenetic programming, and the influence of the neuroimmune response. Special emphasis is given to the actions of ethanol in the innate immune receptor toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), since recent studies have demonstrated that by activating the inflammatory TLR4/NFκB signaling response in glial cells, binge drinking of ethanol triggers the release of cytokines/chemokines and free radicals, which exacerbate the immune response that causes neuroinflammation/neural damage as well as short- and long-term neurophysiological, cognitive, and behavioral dysfunction. Finally, potential treatments that target the neuroimmune response to treat the neuropathological and behavioral consequences of adolescent alcohol abuse are discussed.

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“…A body of research evidences the relationship between alcohol consumption, and the deterioration of cognitive functions and worsening academic performance. For example, excessive alcohol consumption is associated with disorders of memory, attention, and planning [12][13][14][15][16][17]; daily drinking was significantly negatively associated with academic performance [18]; and problematic alcohol use among university students was associated with poor academic performance [19]. The relationship between HED and academic engagement, performance, and future aspirations among secondary school students suggests that students who initiate binge drinking have poor school performance and engagement, which may hinder achieving their future academic goals [20].…”

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Is Alcohol Consumption Associated with Poor Perceived Academic Performance? Survey of Undergraduates in Finland

Ansari

Salam

Suominen

2020

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The relationship between academic performance and alcohol consumption among students remains inconsistent. We assessed this relationship, controlling for sociodemographic characteristics across seven faculties at the University of Turku (1177 undergraduates). An online questionnaire assessed: seven sociodemographic characteristics (age, gender, year/discipline of study, accommodation type, being in intimate relationship, parental education, and income sufficiency); two perceived academic performance (students’ subjective importance of achieving good grades and students’ appraisal of their academic performance compared to peers); and six alcohol consumption behaviors (length of time, amount consumed, frequency, heavy episodic drinking, problem drinking, and possible alcohol dependence). Simple logistic regression assessed relationships between sociodemographic and academic variables with alcohol consumption behaviors; multiple logistic regression assessed the same relationships after controlling for all other variables. Students reported long duration and large amount of drinking (46% and 50%), high frequency of drinking (41%), heavy episodic drinking (66%), problem drinking (29%), and possible alcohol dependence (9%). After controlling, gender was associated with all alcohol consumption behaviors, followed by religiosity (associated with four alcohol behaviors), living situation, marital status, age (each associated with two alcohol behaviors), and parental education and year of study (each associated with one alcohol behavior). Study discipline, income sufficiency, importance of achieving good grades, and academic performance compared to peers were not associated with any alcohol behaviors. Universities need to assess problem drinking and alcohol use disorders among students. Prevention strategies are required to reduce risk. Health promotion efforts could focus on beliefs and expectations about alcohol and target student groups at risk for more efficient and successful efforts.

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Binge drinking during adolescence and young adulthood is associated with deficits in verbal episodic memory

Cited by 62 publications

References 68 publications

We Need to Delay the Age of Onset of Alcohol Consumption

We Need to Delay the Age of Onset of Alcohol Consumption

Role of the innate immune system in the neuropathological consequences induced by adolescent binge drinking

Is Alcohol Consumption Associated with Poor Perceived Academic Performance? Survey of Undergraduates in Finland

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