Caffeine improves memory performance during distraction in middle-aged, but not in young or old subjects

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 277-284

  Hogervorst, E ^a   Riedel, W J ^a   Schmitt, J A J ^a   Jolles, J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age; Caffeine; Cognition

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COFFEE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0031802792     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1077(199806)13:4<277::AID-HUP996>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Conference Paper

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