The Relationship Between REM Sleep and Memory Consolidation in Old Age and Effects of Cholinergic Medication

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 750-757

  Hornung, Orla P ^a   Regen, Francesca ^a   Danker Hopfe, Heidi ^a   Schredl, Michael ^b   Heuser, Isabella ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor; age related memory decline; aging; Alzheimer's disease; memory consolidation; REM sleep

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DONEPEZIL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC STIMULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PIPERIDINES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP, REM;

EID: 33847337345     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.08.034     Document Type: Article

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