Citation

Carbia C, López-Caneda E, Corral M, Cadaveira F. Neurosci. Biobehav. Rev. 2018; 90: 332-349.

Affiliation

Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. Electronic address: fernando.cadaveira@usc.es.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.04.013

PMID

29678643

Abstract

Binge drinking (BD) is a public health concern with serious implications for brain development. This review is the first in which neuropsychological studies of healthy young BDs are synthesized following PRISMA guidelines. We conducted a literature search in PsycINFO, Web of Science, and PubMed. Articles were screened using strict inclusion criteria. Two authors independently assessed the methodological quality. Of the 27 studies included, 14 (52%) were of intermediate quality, 7 (26%) of poor quality and 6 (22%) of high quality. BD is associated with deficits in verbal memory and executive functions, principally poor inhibitory control. Tentatively, BD may be related to deficits in cognitive flexibility and monitoring of information in working memory. Further studies are needed to determine potential impairments in prospective memory and decision-making. BDs do not seem to show difficulties in planning, short-term memory, attention, processing speed or visuospatial construction. The evidence does not seem to support greater vulnerability in females. Future longitudinal studies should identify the characteristics of extreme trajectories, explore recovery deficits and design intervention programs.

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Language: en

Keywords

Adolescence; Alcohol; Binge Drinking; Executive functions, Memory; Systematic Review