Effects of tyrosine/phenylalanine depletion on electrophysiological correlates of memory in healthy volunteers

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 230-238

  Linssen, Anke Mw ^a   Riedel, Wim J ^a   Sambeth, Anke ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

dopamine; episodic memory; event related potentials; tyrosine and phenylalanine depletion; working memory

Indexed keywords

PHENYLALANINE; PLACEBO; TYROSINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EPISODIC MEMORY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOLUNTEER; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; PHENYLALANINE; PLACEBOS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TYROSINE; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 79551673011     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881109348160     Document Type: Article

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