The amnestic effects of benzodiazepines are well documented on a variety of memory tasks. However, prospective memory (PM), or remembering to execute an action at a future time, has not been studied previously. This study examined the effect of diazepam on word list recall, PM, sustained attention,
Impairment of memory and attention in the elderly
β Scribed by N. N. Yakhno; V. V. Zakharov; A. B. Lokshina
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 128 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0097-0549
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