title: [Vitamin C and psychomotor reactivity].
abstract: The effect of vitamin C on the activity of the brain was studied. In groups of workers well provided for with vitamin C allowances a reduced number of industrial traumas was noted, which can be attributed to a greater concentration of attention and better reactivity. This could be achieved by administering daily doses of 100-150 mg of vitamin C. Workers engaged in night shifts were found to show improved psychotechnical test results with an ascorbinemia level of over 0.5 mg%. In a group of volunteers aged 16 to 18 years the results of psychomotor tests improved after a 14-day daily taking of 1000 mg of the vitamin C.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology*; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D009787:Occupational Medicine; D010919:Placebos; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000187:drug effects; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D010919:Placebos; D001205:Ascorbic Acid
vernacular_title: Vitamin C i psikhomotornaia reaktivnost'.