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Effect of drugs on mnestic performance: a methodological approach
Author(s) -
Allain Hervé,
Lieury Alain,
Belliard Serge,
Caldwell Maeve,
Patat Alain,
Gandon JeanMarc
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
human psychopharmacology: clinical and experimental
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.461
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1099-1077
pISSN - 0885-6222
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1077(199601)11:1<11::aid-hup734>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - nootropic , scope (computer science) , psychopharmacology , cognition , psychotropic drug , psychology , pharmacology , psychiatry , computer science , medicine , drug , programming language
The big issue with drugs, especially psychotropic substances, is to assess their potential impact (beneficial or detrimental) on mnestic processes as early as possible in the course of their development. This is the scope of memory psychopharmacology, which now uses the findings of cognitive psychology, molecular biology and behavioural pharmacology in animals. It is now possible to study the cognitive effects of drugs in man while following the methodological rules applying to early phase trials. Examples are given, relating to anxiolytics, antidepressants and nootropic drugs.