OBJECTIVE Exploration of the variable effect of the degree of smoking dependence on psychomotor performance and working memory capacity. METHODS This is a randomized, controlled, prospective study conducted in the Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Al-Mustansiriya University, Baghdad, Iraq from 15 January 2011 to 25 February 2011. After third stage male medical students complete...

When two tones of slightly different frequency are presented separately to the left and right ears the listener perceives a single tone that varies in amplitude at a frequency equal to the frequency difference between the two tones, a perceptual phenomenon known as the binaural auditory beat. Anecdotal reports suggest that binaural auditory beats within the electroencephalograph frequency range...

INTRODUCTION Strong centrally acting analgesics, including tapentadol prolonged release (PR), have demonstrated efficacy for the management of non-malignant, chronic pain. Maintaining patient independence, including the ability to drive safely, is a key goal of long-term analgesic therapy. This multicenter, open-label, phase 3b trial evaluated the effects of tapentadol PR on driving ability. ...

BACKGROUND It is uncertain whether switching to frequent nocturnal hemodialysis improves cognitive function in well-dialyzed patients and how this compares to patients who receive a kidney transplant. METHODS We conducted a multicenter observational study with longitudinal follow-up of the effect on cognitive performance of switching dialysis treatment modality from conventional thrice-weekly...

This naturalistic study of 52 sailors on the USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109) compared actigraphic sleep and psychomotor vigilance performance of crewmembers working a 3hours-on/9hours-off (“3/9”) with the performance of their counterparts who worked a 6hours-on/6hours-off (“6/6”) watchstanding schedule. Crewmembers on the 3/9 slept more (6.46±0.77 hours) and reported less daytime sleepiness (Epworth...

Both ethanol and benzodiazepines impair psychomotor function. Previous work has suggested that ethanol may have a greater effect on errors while benzodiazepines may cause greater slowing, but this has not been tested in a direct comparison. We assessed the effects of ethanol, at blood concentrations of approximately 80-100 mg/100 ml, compared to two doses of temazepam (20 mg and 30 mg) on psych...

Overtraining syndrome (OTS) is a major threat for performance and health in Abstract athletes. OTS is caused by high levels of (sport-specific) stress in combination with too little regeneration, which causes performance decrements, fatigue and possibly other symptoms. Although there is general consensus about the causes and consequences, many different terminologies have been used interchangea...

BACKGROUND Increased carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) is a non-invasive marker of systemic arterial disease. Increased IMT has been associated with atherosclerosis, abnormal arterial mechanics, myocardial infarction, and stroke. Given evidence of a relationship between cardiovascular health and attention-executive-psychomotor functioning, the purpose of this study was to examine IMT ...

The purpose of the present study was to comparatively evaluate the effect of newer antihistamines on psychomotor functions in Indian population. Seventy five patient volunteers were included in the study. Volunteers were put into 5 groups based on the type of antihistamine prescribed. Group-1 volunteers included those who were prescribed no antihistamine, group-2 were prescribed first generatio...

Psychomotor disturbances are a classic feature of major depressive disorders. These can manifest as lack of facial expressions and decreased speech production, reduced body posture and mobility, and slowed voluntary movement. The neural correlates of psychomotor disturbances in depression are poorly understood but it has been suggested that outputs from the cingulate motor area (CMA) to striata...