Conscious attempts to regulate alcohol use are often undermined by automatic attention and arousal processes activated by alcohol cues, as well as by diminished ability to inhibit in-the-moment behaviors. The current study will examine whether a brief behavioral intervention of slow breathing paced at a resonance frequency of the cardiovascular system can interrupt automatic alcohol cue reactivity and enhance cognitive control in binge drinkers. Results from the proposed study may provide new prevention and intervention targets to interrupt unhealthy drinking behaviors.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Must report at least 2 binge drinking episodes in the past month
• Have normal or corrected-to-normal vision

Exclusion Criteria:

• History or presence of serious psychiatric disorders, neurological disorders, or head injury resulting in a loss of consciousness
• Presence of any serious medical condition
• Report of more than a few occasions (3-4) of illicit drug use, except for cannabis, in the preceding year

Participants will self-identify gender identity on an approved demographic questionnaire

We plan to share data via the NIAAA Data Archive (NIAAADA) repository within the larger National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Data Archive (NDA).

Data generated by the proposed project include the following information on participants (male and female) aged 18-35 years:

Surveys:

• Basic Demographics (Age, Sex, Race/Ethnicity, Height/Weight)
• Current Alcohol and Substance Use
• Alcohol Use Questionnaire (AUQ), Penn Alcohol Craving Scale (PACS), and Alcohol Sensitivity Questionnaire

Electrophysiological Data:

• N2pc, P3b, and N2 components of the human event-related brain potential (ERP)
• Collected during three cognitive tasks of cue reactivity (2) and inhibitory control (1)

At the conclusion of data collection and no later than 24 months after the NIH award end date or 6 months post-publication of the final data set (whichever date occurs first). There is no restriction for how long the data will be available.