Effects of Panax ginseng, consumed with and without glucose, on blood glucose levels and cognitive performance during sustained 'mentally demanding' tasks

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 771-781

  Reay, Jonathon L ^a   Kennedy, David O ^a   Scholey, Andrew B ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute; Blood glucose; Cognitive performance; Ginseng; Healthy adults; Hypoglycaemia; Panax; Placebo

Indexed keywords

GINSENG EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; PLACEBO;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRINKING; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; GINSENG; GLUCOSE ASSAY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE INTAKE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TASK; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; COGNITION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL FATIGUE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PANAX; PLANT EXTRACTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33750370924     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881106061516     Document Type: Article

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