The ERP results concur with those in the alcoholism research literature, with the LTAA group showing a significantly reduced P3b amplitude over central-parietal regions (Begleiter et al., 1984; Begleiter et al., 1987; Benegal et al., 1995; Berman and Noble, 1995; Cohen et al., 1997; Ehlers et al., 2003; Fein and Chang, 2006; Glenn et al., 1994; Glenn et al., 1996; Hill and Steinhauer, 1993; Iacono et al., 2003; Kamarajan et al., 2005; O’Connor et al., 1986; O’Connor et al., 1987; Polich et al., 1994; Porjesz and Begleiter, 1985; 1990; Porjesz et al., 1998; Steinhauer and Hill, 1993; Suresh et al., 2003; Van der Stelt et al., 1998).
