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  • Numerous tools assess alcohol's neurological and cognitive effects.

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  • To review methods for evaluating alcohol's impact on cognitive functioning.
  • To highlight limitations in current research regarding population representation.

Main Methods:

  • Neuropsychological tests to identify affected brain regions.
  • Neurocognitive approaches to distinguish impaired processes.
  • Neurophysiological and neuroimaging tools for comprehensive assessment.

Main Results:

  • Various instruments characterize alcohol's effects on cognition after acute and chronic use.
  • Existing research often lacks diverse subject representation.

Conclusions:

  • Current methodologies provide insights into alcohol-related cognitive impairment.
  • Broader subject representation is crucial for generalizable findings on alcohol's cognitive effects.