Apparently, it's the smell of alcohol that may make it harder for people to control their behaviour according to a team of Edge Hill University researchers. During the computer-based study carried out at Edge Hill University, participants were asked to wear a face mask that was either laced with alcohol, or a non-alcoholic citrus solution. Participants were then instructed to press a button when either the letter K or a picture of a beer bottle appeared on their screen. The researchers measured the number of times the participants incorrectly pressed the button causing a 'false alarm'. These false alarms indicate a reduction in the participant's power to inhibit their behaviour when they were expected to. http://neurosciencenews.com/alcohol-smell-psychology-3885/
