Modulation of motorcortical excitability by methylphenidate in adult voluntary test persons performing a go/nogo task

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 249-258

  Buchmann, Johannes ^a   Dueck, A ^a   Gierow, W ^a   Zamorski, H ^a   Heinicke, S ^a   Heinrich, H ^b,c   Hoeppner, J ^a   Klauer, T ^d   Reis, O ^a   Haessler, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b Heckersches Klinikum   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Choice reaction task; Methylphenidate; Motorcortical excitability under conditions of demand; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE;

ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXCITABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROMODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SLEEP DISORDER; TACHYCARDIA; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; METHYLPHENIDATE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VOLITION;

EID: 77249133537     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-009-0349-z     Document Type: Article

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