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1. The effects of two single oral doses of binedaline (50 and 100 mg), imipramine (75 mg) and placebo were compared on a range of psychological tasks (logical reasoning, the Stroop test, and five-choice serial reaction) in healthy young volunteers.
2. The tasks, together with a mood adjective check-list, were completed prior to drug administration and 1, 2, 4 and 8 h post-dose.
3. Binedaline had no significant effect on any of the task parameters.
4. Imipramine impaired performance on all but the Stroop test at 2 h after drug administration. At 1, 2 and 4 h, ratings on the “deactivation” dimension of the mood adjective check-list were significantly higher following imipramine when compared to placebo.
5. The results are discussed in terms of some general considerations about the selection and scoring of tasks to be used in the screening of drugs.
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Jones, D.M., Allen, E.M., Griffiths, A.N. et al. Human cognitive function following binedaline (50 mg and 100 mg) and imipramine (75 mg): Results with a new battery on tests. Psychopharmacologia 89, 198–202 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00310629
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