Proprioceptive Responses under Rising and Falling BACs: A Test of the Mellanby Effect

Autor: Wang, Min Qi, Nicholson, Mary E., Mahoney, Beverly S., Li, Yuhua, Perko, Mike A.
Zdroj: Perceptual & Motor Skills; August 1993, Vol. 77 Issue: 1 p83-88, 6p
Abstrakt: This study examined proprioceptive responses under equivalent rising and falling blood alcohol concentrations (BAC), using a repeated-measures design. Seven volunteer subjects, 21 to 35 years of age, participated in the study. After alcohol consumption, BAC readings were obtained every 5 minutes, and the proprioceptive responses were measured at the following BAC levels (in %): 0 (baseline), rising 0.05, 0.075, 0.1, falling 0.075, and 0.05. The analysis focused on the comparisons of these measures at the equivalent rising and falling 0.05% and at the 0.075% BACs. Results showed that the proprioceptive response was less accurate during the rising than the falling BACs.
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