Consolidation and reconsolidation are impaired by oral propranolol administered before but not after memory (re)activation in humans

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 142, Issue , 2017, Pages 118-125

  Thomas, Émilie ^a   Saumier, Daniel ^a   Pitman, Roger K ^b   Tremblay, Jacques ^a,c   Brunet, Alain ^a,c  

^a DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emotional memory; Propranolol; Reconsolidation

Indexed keywords

PROPRANOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMED CONSENT; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MEMORY DISORDER; MEMORY RECONSOLIDATION; MEMORY TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; RECALL; ADOLESCENT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECTS; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROPRANOLOL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85009445681     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: 10959564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2016.12.010     Document Type: Article

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