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Miroslav M. Savic, Dragan I. Obradovic, Nenad D. Ugrešic, Dubravko R. Bokonjic, "Memory Effects of Benzodiazepines: Memory Stages and Types Versus Binding-Site Subtypes", Neural Plasticity, vol. 12, Article ID 425483, 10 pages, 2005. https://doi.org/10.1155/NP.2005.289
Memory Effects of Benzodiazepines: Memory Stages and Types Versus Binding-Site Subtypes
Abstract
Benzodiazepines are well established as inhibitory modulators of memory processing. This effect is especially prominent when applied before the acquisition phase of a memory task. This minireview concentrates on the putative subtype selectivity of the acquisition-impairing action of benzodiazepines. Namely, recent genetic studies and standard behavioral tests employing subtype-selective ligands pointed to the predominant involvement of two subtypes of benzodiazepine binding sites in memory modulation. Explicit memory learning seems to be affected through the
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