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Science 25 June 1976:
Vol. 192. no. 4246, pp. 1354 - 1357
DOI: 10.1126/science.1273596
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Science, Vol 192, Issue 4246, 1354-1357
Copyright © 1976 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Stimulant-related state-dependent learning in hyperactive children

JM Swanson and M Kinsbourne

Hyperactive and nonhyperactive children performed a learning task in two states, while being treated with stimulant medication (methylphenidate) and while taking a placebo, and were tested for retention of each class of learned material in both states. Symmetrical state-dependent learning was demonstrated in the hyperactive group but not in the nonhyperactive group. The state-dependent effect was contingent on the presence of drug-induced facilitation during initial learning. This is apparently the first report on record of state-dependent learning with a drug agent that facilitates rather than impairs performance of human subjects.


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