This study evaluated inhibition and performance-monitoring
abilities through the explicit processing of alcohol cues.
Twenty-two binge drinkers (BD) and 22 control participants
performed a speeded Go/No-Go task using pictures of alcohol
and soft cans as Go and No-Go targets. This task measures
inhibitory control and performance monitoring (i.e.,
task adjustment through errors and feedback processing)
during the explicit processing of alcohol cues. Groups did
not significantly differ regarding inhibition abilities. However,
BD had poorer performance-monitoring abilities, reflected
by a difficulty to adjust after errors, especially when these
errors were related to alcohol cues. These findings suggest
that the explicit processing of alcohol cues negatively impacts
cognitive abilities among BD.