Noradrenergic modulation of working memory and emotional memory in humans

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 188, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 397-407

  Chamberlain, Samuel R ^a,c   Müller, Ulrich ^a,b,c   Blackwell, Andrew D ^a,c   Robbins, Trevor W ^b,c   Sahakian, Barbara J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition; Emotion; Impulsivity; Memory; Noradrenaline; Norepinephrine; Prefrontal

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; ATOMOXETINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLONIDINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DIAZEPAM; GUANFACINE; IDAZOXAN; LOFEXIDINE; NORADRENALIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; OXPRENOLOL; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL; REBOXETINE; TEMAZEPAM; YOHIMBINE; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

BRAIN FUNCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EMOTION; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MEDLINE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL TASK; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM;

ADRENERGIC AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ANTAGONISTS; CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; MEMORY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC;

EID: 33751042789     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-006-0391-6     Document Type: Review

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