Experiment 69471

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismGinkgo biloba (GINKGOACEAE)
CitationPOLICH,J: GLORIA,R:. (2001). COGNITIVE EFFECTS OF A GINKGO BILOBA/VINPOCETINE COMPOUNDS IN NORMAL ADULTS: SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF PERCEPTION, ATTENTION AND MEMORY.. 16(5)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
Disease50 MS RESPONSE TIME DECREASE BETWEEN THE PLACEBO AND GINKGO BILOBA TESTING, SUGGESTING THAT GINKGO BILOBA SPEEDS SHORT-TERM WORKING MEMORY PROCESSING IN NORMAL ADULTS. PERFORMED ALL TASKS TWICE. THEY THEN RECEIVED THE OTHER CONDITION, AND AFTER 14 DAYS COMPLETED THE FINAL TEST SESSION. RESPONSE TIME AND ERROR RATE STABILIZED AFTER PRE-TEST PRACTIVE. A 'WORKING MEMORY CAPACITY' PARADIGM DEMONSTRATED A RELIABLE STANDARDIZED MANNER DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE PERFORMANCE, WITH SUBSTANTIAL PRE-TEST PRACTICE EMPLOYED TO MINIMIZE REPSONSE VARIABILITY. SUBJECTS WERE IVEN EITHE RPLACEBO OR GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT CAPSULES TO CONSUME FOR 14 DAYS, AFTER WHICH THEY A COMPUTERIZED TEST BATTERY WAS USED IN A DOUBLE-BLIND DESIGN TO ASSESS THE COGNITIVE EFFECT OF A NUTRIENT COMPOUND CONTAINING GINKGO BILOBA IN 24 NORMAL ADULTS. TEN TASKS (PERCEPTUAL, ATTENTION AND SHORT-TERM MEMORY) WERE PRESENTED IN A
Dose amount80.0 MG
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitPERSON
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractACETONE EXT
GenderGIVEN TO BOTH SEXES