Selective effects of clonidine and temazepam on attention and memory

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 259-265

  Tiplady, Brian ^a,b   Bowness, Ellen ^a   Stien, Laura ^a   Drummond, Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2 adrenoceptors; Attention; Clonidine; Cognitive function; Learning and memory; Noradrenaline; Temazepam

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; PLACEBO; TEMAZEPAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADULT; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ATTENTION; CLONIDINE; COGNITION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TEMAZEPAM;

EID: 18844369877     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881105051529     Document Type: Article

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