Improved human visuomotor performance and pupil constriction after choline supplementation in a placebo-controlled double-blind study

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Naber, Marnix ^a   Hommel, Bernhard ^a   Colzato, Lorenza S ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE;

CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACEBO EFFECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PUPIL REFLEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

CHOLINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIOSIS; PLACEBO EFFECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFLEX, PUPILLARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939454509     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep13188     Document Type: Article

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