An investigation of the effects of benzodiazepine receptor ligands and of scopolamine on conceptual priming

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 345-353

  Bishop, Kim I ^a   Curran, H Valerie ^b  

^a NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Conceptual priming; Explicit memory; Flumazenil; Implicit memory; Scopolamine

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; FLUMAZENIL; LORAZEPAM; PLACEBO; SCOPOLAMINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FLUMAZENIL; GABA MODULATORS; HUMANS; LORAZEPAM; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SCOPOLAMINE;

EID: 0031774674     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050775     Document Type: Article

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