Citation

Hoaken PNS, Giancola PR, Pihl RO. Alcohol Alcohol. 1998; 33(1): 47-54.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Oxford University Press)

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Abstract

A large body of literature has documented a relation between executive cognitive functioning (ECF) and aggression. ECF encompasses 'higher-order' mental abilities such as attention, planning, organization, abstract reasoning, and self-monitoring. ECF has been defined as the ability to utilize these functions to self-regulate goal-directed behaviour. The prefrontal cortex represents the primary neurological substrate that subserves ECF. Acute alcohol consumption has been shown to disrupt ECF/prefrontal cortical functioning. Literature is reviewed linking ECF/prefrontal cortical functioning, alcohol consumption, and aggressive behaviour. A hypothetical model, based on empirical data, is presented, suggesting that ECF/prefrontal cortical functioning is an underlying aetiological mechanism for the relation between acute alcohol consumption and aggressive behaviour. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism, 1998. Copyright © 1998 by the Medical Council on Alcoholism; Oxford University Press)

Alcohol Related Aggression
Alcohol Use Effects
Substance Use Effects
Adult Aggression
Adult Substance Use
Biological Factors
Aggression Causes
Cognitive Functioning
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