Arousal-induced modulation of memory storage processes in humans

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 133-142

  Nielson, Kristy A ^a,b   Radtke, Robert C ^a   Jensen, Robert A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MUSCLE TONE; NORMAL HUMAN; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0030237079     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/nlme.1996.0054     Document Type: Article

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