Does scopolamine improve attention more than placebo in healthy volunteers and what does this tell us about mechanisms of attention?
Does scopolamine improve selective attention and cognition more than placebo in healthy male volunteers?
The University of Queensland
25 participants
Jun 20, 2011
Interventional
Conditions
Summary
Attentional processing is a cognitive skill that allows us to interpret and act in our environment. Although this skill is important, little is understoond about the neurochemical processes that are important to attention. This study will allow us to assess the importance of different brain chemicals in contributing to selective attention function.
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Interventions
A single dose of scopolamine (0.8mg contained in one capsule) (1-2 week washout between conditions)
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ACTRN12611000603910