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Dose-dependent retrograde facilitation of verbal memory in healthy elderly after acute oral lorazepam administration.
Psychopharmacology - 1 May 2006
Pomara Nunzio, Facelle Thomas M, Roth Amy E, Willoughby Lisa M, Greenblatt David J, Sidtis John J
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RATIONALE: Retrograde facilitation (RF) refers to a paradoxical phenomenon in which recall of information presented before acute administration of agents generally associated with anterograde amnestic and sedative effects, such as benzodiazepines, is enhanced relative to a placebo condition. However, it is unclear whether this effect occurs in elderly individuals and if it is influenced by plasma drug levels,...
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