Drugs, sweat, and fears: A comparison of the effects of diazepam and methylphenidate on fear conditioning

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 186, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 504-516

  Brignell, Catherine M ^a   Curran, H Valerie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diazepam; Emotional memory; Fear conditioning; Human; Methylphenidate; Skin conductance

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; METHYLPHENIDATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONED REFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SWEATING; VISUAL STIMULATION; WHITE NOISE;

ADULT; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; DIAZEPAM; EMOTIONS; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; MEMORY; METHYLPHENIDATE; NOISE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REFERENCE VALUES; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); RESEARCH DESIGN; SWEATING;

EID: 33744957127     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-006-0363-x     Document Type: Article

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