Eye tracking correlates of acute alcohol consumption: A systematic and critical review

Dose‐dependent sensorimotor impairment in human ocular tracking after acute low‐dose alcohol administration

“…In rodent models, EtOH affects GABA receptors at levels as low as 0.01% BAC (Pati et al 2016). The conjunction of these and other examples of altered physiological responses at the cellular and molecular levels are likely to underlie the known effects on sensorimotor performance in general (Sullivan et al 2010;Bjork & Gilman, 2014) and oculomotor performance in particular (Wilson & Mitchell, 1983;Zoethout et al 2011;Maurage et al 2020), but, typically, such functional effects have been described for BAC levels above 0.035%. Little information is known about how lower doses of EtOH might influence oculomotor and other ocular behaviours.…”

“…2011; Maurage et al . 2020), but, typically, such functional effects have been described for BAC levels above 0.035%. Little information is known about how lower doses of EtOH might influence oculomotor and other ocular behaviours.…”

A review of studies exploring fetal alcohol spectrum disorders through eye tracking measures

“…The methodological quality of each study was assessed using an adapted version of the "quality assessment tool for observational cohort and cross-sectional studies", developed by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI, 2014). This 11-item scale, widely used in various research fields and notably in recent review papers on alcohol-related disorders (e.g., Carbia et al, 2018;Maurage et al, 2020), indeed appears as the most appropriate for the type of studies considered in the present paper (as all are cross-8 sectional studies). As four items of the original scale were not pertinent here (i.e., item 3: "Was the participation rate of eligible persons at least 50%?…”

“…Indeed, such habits are frequently observed in early adolescence (WHO, 2018) and children of parents with alcohol-use disorders are particularly vulnerable to early alcohol consumption (Rossow et al, 2016a;2016b). As acute (see Maurage et al, 2020 for a recent review) or heavy (e.g., Iacono et al, 2000;McAteer, 2015; alcohol drinking in youth is known to have a strong influence on eye tracking measures, personal alcohol consumption could influence the results obtained in FASD studies. The systematic evaluation of current alcohol consumption, at least through widely used and easy implementable tools (e.g., Alcohol Use Identification Test, Saunders et al, 1993;Brief Michigan Alcohol Screening Test, Pokorny et al, 1972;Timeline Follow-Back, Sobell and Sobell, 1992) could be included in all FASD using eye tracking.…”

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“…This explains why oculomotor performance is largely used to assess the influence of ethanol on sensorimotor functions (Maurage et al . 2020). This is the direct consequence of the widespread influence of alcohol on neural activity in the brain, affecting sensory, cognitive and motor functions.…”