Effects of Subconscious Memory Extinction in Patients With Alcohol Dependence and Its Mechanism

"The very brief extinction presents a very short (33ms) repetitive sequence of alcohol cues, followed by a masking stimulus(117ms), which masks the alcohol cues. In the case of repeated exposure to alcohol stimulation, the response to the stimulation is desensitized at the level of unconscious processing."

"The clearly visible extinction presents a repetitive sequence of alcohol cues(150ms) without a masking stimulus. In the case of repeat exposure to alcohol stimulation, the response to the stimulation is desensitized at the level of conscious processing."

"The very brief neutral extinction presents a very short (33ms) repetitive sequence of neutral cues, followed by a masking stimulus(117ms), which masks the neutral cues. In the case of repeated exposure to neutral stimulation, the response to the stimulation is desensitized at the level of unconscious processing."