Episodic representations support early semantic learning: Evidence from midazolam induced amnesia

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 219-223

  Merritt, Paul ^a   Hirshman, Elliot ^b   Zamani, Shane ^b   Hsu, John ^b   Berrigan, Michael ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amnesia; Episodic memory; Midazolam; Semantic memory

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT;

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MEMORY; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMANTICS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; HOSPITALIZATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RECALL; TIME;

ADULT; AMNESIA; GABA MODULATORS; HUMANS; LEARNING; MENTAL RECALL; MIDAZOLAM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEMANTICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746894193     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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