Tryptophan depletion impairs memory consolidation but improves focussed attention in healthy young volunteers

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-29

  Schmitt, Jeroen A J ^a   Jorissen, Brenda L ^b   Sobczak, Sjacko ^b   Van Boxtel, Martin P J ^b   Hogervorst, Eef ^b   Deutz, Nicolaas E P ^b   Riedel, Wim J ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Amino acids; Attention; Cognition; Memory; Serotonin; Tryptophan depletion

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ARGININE; CYSTEINE; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; METHIONINE; PHENYLALANINE; PROLINE; SERINE; SEROTONIN; THREONINE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE; VALINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DICHOTIC LISTENING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SHORT TERM MEMORY; WORD RECOGNITION;

EID: 0034061558     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026988110001400102     Document Type: Article

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