Stimulation of the noradrenergic system enhances and blockade reduces memory for emotional material in man

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1083-1088

  O'Carroll, R E ^a   Drysdale, E ^b   Cahill, L ^b   Shajahan, P ^b   Ebmeier, K P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METOPROLOL; YOHIMBINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROBIOLOGY; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RECALL;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; METOPROLOL; NOREPINEPHRINE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SYMPATHOLYTICS; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 0032836393     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291799008703     Document Type: Article

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