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Piracetam-induced improvement of mental performance
A CONTROLLED STUDY ON NORMALLY AGING INDIVIDUALS
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2007
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1976.tb00107.x
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Mindus, P., Cronholm, B., Levander, S. E. and Schalling, D. (1976), Piracetam-induced improvement of mental performance. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 54: 150–160. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1976.tb00107.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 23 AUG 2007
- Article first published online: 23 AUG 2007
- Received April 12, 1976
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Keywords:
- Piracetam;
- mental performance;
- aging;
- conventional and computerized tasks;
- ratings
A double-blind, intra-individual cross-over comparison of the mental performance of 18 aging, non-deteriorated individuals during two 4-week periods of piracetam (1-acetamide-2-pyrrolidone) and placebo administration was performed using conventional and computerized perceptual-motor tasks. In a majority of these tasks the subjects did significantly better when on piracetam than on placebo, a finding consistent with ratings completed by two independent observers. The findings indicate new avenues for the treatment of individuals with reduced mental performance possibly related to disturbed alertness — a neglected group of psychiatric conditions.