Effects of methylphenidate on spatial working memory and planning in healthy young adults

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 196-206

  Elliott, R ^a,c   Sahakian, B J ^b   Matthews, K ^a   Bannerjea, A ^a   Rimmer, J ^a   Robbins, T W ^a  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c WELLCOME TRUST CENTRE FOR NEUROIMAGING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition; Dopamine; Psychomotor stimulant

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0030956352     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050284     Document Type: Article

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