Modulation of mood and cognitive performance following acute administration of Melissa officinalis (lemon balm)

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 953-964

  Kennedy, D O ^a   Scholey, Andrew B ^a   Tildesley, N T J ^a   Perry, E K ^b   Wesnes, K A ^c  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Cognitive Drug Research Ltd ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute effects; Attention; Cholinergic; Melissa officinalis; Memory; Mood

Indexed keywords

MELISSA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RADIOISOTOPE; SCOPOLAMINE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN TISSUE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IC 50; MALE; MENTAL TASK; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY; AFFECT; AROUSAL; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; MEMORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; READING; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; COGNITION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMAN; MELISSA; MEMORY; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PLANT EXTRACTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; READING; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; HUMANS;

CITRUS LIMON; MELISSA OFFICINALIS;

EID: 0035991315     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(02)00777-3     Document Type: Article

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