Methylphenidate produces selective enhancement of declarative memory consolidation in healthy volunteers

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 221, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 611-619

  Linssen, A M W ^a   Vuurman, E F P M ^a   Sambeth, A ^a   Riedel, W J ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Declarative memory consolidation; Dopamine; Methylphenidate

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DECLARATIVE MEMORY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING TEST; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL DETECTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORD LEARNING TEST; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COGNITION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; METHYLPHENIDATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862682516     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-011-2605-9     Document Type: Article

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