Effects of oxazepam and lorazepam on implicit and explicit memory: Evidence for possible influences of time course

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 139-149

  Stewart, Sherry H ^a   Rioux, George F ^a   Connolly, John F ^a   Dunphy, Sandra C ^a   Teehan, Michael D ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

benzodiazepine; explicit memory; implicit memory; lorazepam; oxazepam; priming

Indexed keywords

LORAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; SEDATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LORAZEPAM; MALE; MEMORY; OXAZEPAM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029822469     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050119     Document Type: Article

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