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Stephen A. Lisman, PhD

Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1974;30(1):46-53.

Abstract
In an attempt to elucidate alcoholic "blackout," both state-dependent learning and short-term memory were examined during prolonged experimental intoxication. Various memory tasks were administered to four chronic alcoholics during two seven-day drinking episodes which alternated with three five-day periods of enforced sobriety.

While all Ss demonstrated short-term and 24-hour memory impairments, these deficits did not appear to be a function of state-dependent learning. Rather, consolidation and, less often, retrieval failures were largely responsible for these impairments. Finally, short-term memory was not differentially impaired when measured on the ascending vs the descending limb of blood alcohol.

Author Affiliations
New York

From Rutgers, the State University. Dr. Lisman is currently with the Department of Psychology, SUNY at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication June 21, 1973.

Reprint requests to the Department of Psychology, SUNY at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13901 (Dr. Lisman).

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