Effects of methylphenidate on basic and higher-order oculomotor functions

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1471-1479

  Allman, Ava Ann ^a   Ettinger, Ulrich ^a,b   Joober, Ridha ^a,c   O'Driscoll, Gillian A ^a,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

cognitive enhancers; dopamine; executive function; inhibition; methylphenidate; motor planning; Saccades; smooth pursuit

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESPONSE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; BASAL GANGLIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOPAMINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EYE MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PURSUIT, SMOOTH; SACCADES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867531315     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881112446531     Document Type: Article

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