期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
卷 24, 期 6, 页码 490-498出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyab006
关键词
Attention; memory; motor learning; noradrenaline; reboxetine
资金
- German Federal Ministry of Education and Research [01EE1403C]
The study found that noradrenergic enhancement can improve motor learning, attentional processes, and working memory performance in healthy humans, which are associated with the effects of noradrenaline on cortical excitability and plasticity.
Background: Noradrenaline has an important role as a neuromodulator of the central nervous system. Noradrenergic enhancement was recently shown to enhance glutamate-dependent cortical facilitation and long term potentiation-like plasticity. As cortical excitability and plasticity are closely linked to various cognitive processes, here we aimed to explore whether these alterations are associated with respective cognitive performance changes. Specifically, we assessed the impact of noradrenergic enhancement on motor learning (serial reaction time task), attentional processes (Stroop interference task), and working memory performance (n-back letter task). Methods: The study was conducted in a cross-over design. Twenty-five healthy humans performed the respective cognitive tasks after a single dose of the noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor reboxetine or placebo administration. Results: The results show that motor learning, attentional processes, and working memory performance in healthy participants were improved by reboxetine application compared with placebo. Conclusions: The results of the present study thus suggest that noradrenergic enhancement can improve memory formation and executive functions in healthy humans. The respective changes are in line with related effects of noradrenaline on cortical excitability and plasticity.
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