Title |
The effects of bromazepam on the early stage of visual information processing (P100)
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Published in |
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, December 2007
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DOI | 10.1590/s0004-282x2007000600006 |
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Authors |
Fernanda Puga, Isabel Sampaio, Heloisa Veiga, Camila Ferreira, Maurício Cagy, Roberto Piedade, Pedro Ribeiro |
Abstract |
The early stages of visual information processing, involving the detection and perception of simple visual stimuli, have been demonstrated to be sensitive to psychotropic agents. The present study investigated the effects of an acute dose of bromazepam (3 mg), compared with placebo, on the P100 component of the visual evoked potential and reaction time. The sample, consisting of 14 healthy subjects (6 male and 8 female), was submitted to a visual discrimination task, which employed the "oddball" paradigm. Results suggest that bromazepam (3 mg) impairs the initial stage of visual information processing, as observed by an increase in P100 latency. |
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