title: Selective effects of triazolam on memory.
abstract: The effects of benzodiazepine (triazolam 0.25 and 0.50 mg) on different aspects of cognitive function were assessed. Triazolam impaired free recall and recognition of information presented after drug administration. In contrast to these impairments in explicit memory, a memory function that did not require conscious awareness was not altered by triazolam. Similarly, triazolam did not affect subjects' abilities to access semantic memory.
authors.affiliation: Cognition Section, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD 21224.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Weingartner
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hommer
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Lister
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Wolkowitz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003071:Cognition / Q000187:drug effects; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000187:drug effects*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000187:drug effects; D014229:Triazolam / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D014229:Triazolam