EFFECTS OF MAGNESIUM PEMOLINE UPON HUMAN LEARNING, MEMORY, AND PERFORMANCE TESTS.
Abstract
The purpose of this report was to determine the effects of magnesium pemoline (a combination of 2-imino-5-phenyl-4-oxazolidinone and magnesium hydroxide) on a variety of human learning, memory, and performance tasks. Magnesium pemoline (25 or 37.5 mg) or a placebo was administered orally on a double-blind basis to intelligence-matched groups of normal, adult males. These agents were administered 3 hr before the testing. Seven different tests were used in the experiment: verbal learning, motor learning, galvanic skin response, classical conditioning, visual short-term memory, auditory short-term memory, visual reaction time, and arm-hand steadiness. From the test results, it was concluded that magnesium pemoline, in the doses tested, does not facilitate learning, memory, or performance in normal, adult men. In fact, the only statistically significant effects indicate that the higher dose was deleterious for verbal and motor learning. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0661320
Entities
People
- Ronald G. Smith