Ayahuasca in adolescence: A neuropsychological assessment

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 123-128

  Doering Silveira, Evelyn ^a   Lopez, Enrique ^b   Grob, Charles S ^c   de Rios, Marlene Dobkin ^d   Alonso, Luisa K ^e   Tacla, Cristiane ^a   Shirakawa, Itiro ^a   Bertolucci, Paulo H ^a   Da Silveira, Dartiu X ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE BRASÍLIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Ayahuasca; Cognition; Hallucinogen; Neuropsychology; Religion

Indexed keywords

AYAHUASCA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ATTENTION; BANISTERIOPSIS; BANISTERIOPSIS CAAPI; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL FUNCTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOTRIA; PSYCHOTRIA VIRIDIS; RELIGION; REVIEW; TEA; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISION;

EID: 23344449772     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2005.10399791     Document Type: Article

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