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Effects of dextroamphetamine on psychomotor skills
Author(s) -
Evans M. A.,
Martz R.,
Lemberger L.,
Rodda B. E.,
Forney R. B.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1002/cpt1976196777
Subject(s) - dextroamphetamine , psychomotor learning , heart rate , anesthesia , medicine , blood pressure , psychology , psychiatry , cognition , amphetamine , dopamine
Twelve healthy male volunteers were given 0,5, 10, 15 mg/70 kg dextroamphetamine orally in a randomized double‐blind fashion. Blood pressure increased linearly with dose while heart rate was unchanged. Although selected individual tests of stance stability and motor function improved in a dose‐related fashion, a generalized improvement in performance was not found. Delayed Auditory Feedback (DAF) failed to show improvement in mental performance after dextroamphetamine.