TY - JOUR
T1 - d-amphetamine-induced enhancement of inhibitory mechanisms involved in visual search
AU - Fillmore, Mark T.
AU - Rush, Craig R.
AU - Abroms, Ben D.
PY - 2005/8
Y1 - 2005/8
N2 - The authors examined the effects of d-amphetamine on the ability to perform a cued target-detection task that measured inhibition of return (IOR). IOR is a reflexive inhibitory mechanism that delays attention from returning to a previously attended location and has been shown to increase the efficiency of a visual search. Adults (N = 14) with a history of cocaine use performed the task under 4 doses of d-amphetamine (0, 10, 20, and 30 mg). The results showed active d-amphetamine doses increased the duration of IOR. By increasing the delay in returning attention to a previously attended location, d-amphetamine might reduce time spent searching previously attended locations, increasing the efficiency of visual searches.
AB - The authors examined the effects of d-amphetamine on the ability to perform a cued target-detection task that measured inhibition of return (IOR). IOR is a reflexive inhibitory mechanism that delays attention from returning to a previously attended location and has been shown to increase the efficiency of a visual search. Adults (N = 14) with a history of cocaine use performed the task under 4 doses of d-amphetamine (0, 10, 20, and 30 mg). The results showed active d-amphetamine doses increased the duration of IOR. By increasing the delay in returning attention to a previously attended location, d-amphetamine might reduce time spent searching previously attended locations, increasing the efficiency of visual searches.
KW - Amphetamine
KW - Attention
KW - Human
KW - Inhibition
KW - Stimulant
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U2 - 10.1037/1064-1297.13.3.200
DO - 10.1037/1064-1297.13.3.200
M3 - Article
C2 - 16173883
AN - SCOPUS:24944514842
SN - 1064-1297
VL - 13
SP - 200
EP - 208
JO - Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology
JF - Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology
IS - 3
ER -
