Diazepam impairs temporal dynamics of visual attention

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 115-122

  Boucart, Muriel ^a,d   Waucquier, Nawal ^b   Michael, George Andrew ^c   Libersa, Christian ^b  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b University of Lille   (France)

^c Lyon University   (France)

^d LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Attention; Attentional blink; Benzodiazepines; Dual task performance

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; ATTENUATION; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBJECT RELATION; SIDE EFFECT; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL SYSTEM; VOLUNTEER;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BLINKING; DIAZEPAM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33846945060     PISSN: 10641297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1064-1297.15.1.115     Document Type: Article

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