Methylphenidate blocks effort-induced depletion of regulatory control in healthy volunteers

Psychological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1227-1234

  Sripada, Chandra ^a,b   Kessler, Daniel ^a   Jonides, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Brain; Cognitive control; Ego depletion; Methylphenidate; Psychopathology; Reaction time variability; Regulation; Self control; Slow 4; Spectral analysis

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; DOPAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ADULT; ATTENTION; BRAIN; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL CONTROL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTENTION; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COGNITION; DOPAMINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904746451     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797614526415     Document Type: Article

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