The effects of noradrenergic re-uptake inhibition on memory encoding in XXXX .

@entity1 @entity3160 @entity1063 @entity18891
RATIONALE: Animal and @entity1 evidence implicate the central noradrenergic system in the process of memory modulation for emotional material. Blockade of the beta-adrenergic system in @entity1 has been shown to result in decreased recall and recognition memory performance, relative to placebo, for the emotional elements of a series of slides accompanied by a narrative. Stimulation of the noradrenergic system with @entity3160 has also been shown to result in increased recall and recognition performance relative to placebo for the same stimulus materials. OBJECTIVES: The present study tested the hypothesis that stimulating the central noradrenergic system using the new @entity1063 re-uptake inhibitor @entity18891 would result in a dose-dependent enhancement of memory for emotional material in @entity1 . METHODS: The central noradrenergic system was manipulated using @entity18891 in a double-blind, randomised between-group, placebo-controlled design with 36 healthy adult subjects in each of three groups (placebo, 4 and 8 mg @entity18891 ). Free recall and recognition memory performance were assessed in a 'surprise' memory test following a 7-day interval. RESULTS: We found no memory enhancing effect of @entity18891 . In contrast we observed a dose-dependent effect on memory opposite to the predicted direction. There were no significant differences between groups in self-rated stress and arousal scores or self-rated emotional reactions to the stimuli. All groups showed the expected increased memory performance for the middle 'emotive' phase of the story. CONCLUSION: Selective stimulation of the central noradrenergic system at encoding did not result in enhanced long-term memory for emotional material in @entity1 .
