Methylphenidate Decreased the Amount of Glucose Needed by the Brain to Perform a Cognitive Task

The use of stimulants (methylphenidate and amphetamine) as cognitive enhancers by the general public is increasing and is controversial. It is still unclear how they work or why they improve performance in some individuals but impair it in others. To test the hypothesis that stimulants enhance signa...

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Autores principales: Volkow, Nora D., Fowler, Joanna S., Wang, Gene-Jack, Telang, Frank, Logan, Jean, Wong, Christopher, Ma, Jim, Pradhan, Kith, Benveniste, Helene, Swanson, James M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2008
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2291196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18414677
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002017

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2291196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18414677
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002017

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