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Science 17 February 1967:
Vol. 155. no. 3764, pp. 849 - 851
DOI: 10.1126/science.155.3764.849
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Effects of Magnesium Pemoline and Dextroamphetamine on Human Learning

John T. Burns 1, Robert F. House 1, Frederick C. Fensch 1, and James G. Miller 1

1 Mental Health Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Two central nervous system stimulants, magnesium pemoline and dextroamphetamine, were tested to see if they facilitate learning in human subjects. Subjects under placebo learned faster than the subjects under any of the several doses of magnesium pemoline; however, none of these differences reached statistical significance. Subjects who received dextroamphetamine learned significantly more slowly than those who received placebo.


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