Conscious attempts to regulate alcohol use are often undermined by automatic attention and arousal processes activated by alcohol cues, as well as by diminished ability to inhibit in-the-moment behaviors. The current study will examine whether a brief behavioral intervention of slow breathing paced at a resonance frequency of the cardiovascular system can interrupt automatic alcohol cue reactivity and enhance cognitive control in binge drinkers. Results from the proposed study may provide new prevention and intervention targets to interrupt unhealthy drinking behaviors.
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N2 ERP amplitude (in microvolts) elicited from an Alcohol Cued Go/No-Go task
Timeframe: Immediate; Difference between the active resonance breathing compared to the low demand cognitive task occurring one week apart
N2pc ERP amplitude (in microvolts) elicited from a visual dot probe detection task
Timeframe: Immediate; Difference between the active resonance breathing compared to the low demand cognitive task occurring one week apart
P3b ERP amplitude (in microvolts) elicited from a picture-viewing task
Timeframe: Immediate; Difference between the active resonance breathing compared to the low demand cognitive task occurring one week apart
N2 ERP latency (in milliseconds) elicited from an Alcohol Cued Go/No-Go task
Timeframe: Immediate; Difference between the active resonance breathing compared to the low demand cognitive task occurring one week apart
N2pc ERP latency (in milliseconds) elicited from a visual dot probe detection task
Timeframe: Immediate; Difference between the active resonance breathing compared to the low demand cognitive task occurring one week apart
P3b ERP latency (in milliseconds) elicited from a picture-viewing task
Timeframe: Immediate; Difference between the active resonance breathing compared to the low demand cognitive task occurring one week apart
Task accuracy from the behavioral response during the Alcohol Cued Go/No-Go task
Timeframe: Immediate; Difference between the active resonance breathing compared to the low demand cognitive task occurring one week apart
Reaction time from the behavioral response during the Alcohol Cued Go/No-Go task
Timeframe: Immediate; Difference between the active resonance breathing compared to the low demand cognitive task occurring one week apart
Task accuracy from the behavioral response during the visual dot probe detection task
Timeframe: Immediate; Difference between the active resonance breathing compared to the low demand cognitive task occurring one week apart
Reaction time from the behavioral response during the visual dot probe detection task
Timeframe: Immediate; Difference between the active resonance breathing compared to the low demand cognitive task occurring one week apart