Zopiclone, but not brotizolam, impairs memory storage during sleep

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 241-243

  Silva, Alvaro ^a   Collao, Alvaro ^a   Orellana, Mirtha ^a   Meléndez, Jaime ^a   Caviedes, Pablo ^b   Cárdenas, Ana M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Brotizolam; Hypnotics; Memory storage; Sleep; Sleep structure; Zopiclone

Indexed keywords

ALPAZ; BROTIZOLAM; ZOPICLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG HALF LIFE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MEMORY DISORDER; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SEDATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SLEEP;

EID: 0141516513     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-0102(03)00170-6     Document Type: Article

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