Is Ginkgo biloba a cognitive enhancer in healthy individuals? A meta-analysis

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 527-533

  Laws, Keith R ^a   Sweetnam, Hilary ^a   Kondel, Tejinder K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

attention; executive function; memory; neuroenhancer; smart drug

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; COGNITION; EFFECT SIZE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; GINKGO BILOBA; HUMAN; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ATTENTION; COGNITION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; GINKGO BILOBA; HUMANS; MEMORY; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING SUBSTANCES; PLANT EXTRACTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84868578438     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: 10991077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hup.2259     Document Type: Review

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