Verbal memory improved by D-amphetamine: Influence of the testing effect

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 377-387

  Zeeuws, Inge ^a   Deroost, Natacha ^a   Soetens, Eric ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

D amphetamine; Memory consolidation; Testing effect

Indexed keywords

DEXAMPHETAMINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RECOGNITION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; VERBAL MEMORY; ADOLESCENT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECTS; MEMORY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DEXTROAMPHETAMINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955747753     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: 10991077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hup.1128     Document Type: Article

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