Effects of Serotonin on Memory Impairments Produced by Ethanol
- 29 July 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 221 (4609) , 472-474
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.6223371
Abstract
Subjects treated with low or high doses of ethanol demonstrated impaired memory, particularly in tests involving the recall of poorly learned information. Zimelidine, an inhibitor of serotonin reuptake, reversed this ethanol-induced impairment. The serotonin neurotransmitter system may mediate learning and memory in humans and may determine some of the effects of alcohol on higher mental functions.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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