Neurocognitive and mood effects of alcohol in a naturalistic settingA B Scholey
Centre for Human Psychopharmacology, Swinburne University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Hum Psychopharmacol 27:514-6. 2012
..The current pilot study aimed to assess the effects of drinking alcohol in a naturalistic setting on aspects of performance...
- Glucose enhancement of recognition memory: differential effects on effortful processing but not aspects of 'remember-know' responses
Andrew Scholey
Centre for Human Psychopharmacology, Swinburne University, Melbourne Vic 3122, Australia
Neuropharmacology 64:544-9. 2013
..This article is part of a Special Issue entitled 'Cognitive Enhancers'...
- Acute neurocognitive effects of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)
Andrew Scholey
Centre for Human Psychopharmacology, Swinburne University, Melbourne, Vic 3122, Australia
Appetite 58:767-70. 2012
..This is in keeping with the widespread consumption of green tea for its purported relaxing/refreshing properties. The modulation of brain function due to EGCG is deserving of further controlled human studies...
- Glucose administration prior to a divided attention task improves tracking performance but not word recognition: evidence against differential memory enhancement?
Andrew B Scholey
NICM Centre for Study of Natural Medicines and Neurocognition, Brain Sciences Institute, Swinburne University, Melbourne, Vic 3122, Australia
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 202:549-58. 2009
..The cognition-enhancing effects of glucose administration to humans have been well-documented; however, it remains unclear whether this effect preferentially targets episodic memory or other cognitive domains...
- Chewing gum alleviates negative mood and reduces cortisol during acute laboratory psychological stress
Andrew Scholey
NICM Collaborative Centre for the Study of Natural Medicines and Neurocognition, Brain Sciences Institute, Swinburne University, Melbourne Vic 3122, Australia
Physiol Behav 97:304-12. 2009
..The mechanisms underlying these effects are unknown but may involve improved cerebral blood flow and/or effects secondary to performance improvement during gum chewing...
- Glucose enhancement of memory depends on initial thirst
Andrew B Scholey
NICM Centre for Study of Natural Medicines and Neurocognition, Brain Sciences Institute, Swinburne University, Melbourne Vic 3122, Australia
Appetite 53:426-9. 2009
..Glucose enhancement of memory may therefore critically depend on participants' initial thirst...
- Hair MDMA samples are consistent with reported ecstasy use: findings from a study investigating effects of ecstasy on mood and memory
A B Scholey
Brain Sciences Institute, Swinburne University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Neuropsychobiology 63:15-21. 2011
..Here we report a new study examining the relationship between self-reported Ecstasy use and traces of MDMA found in hair samples...
Effects of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) on neurocognitive function: an acute, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover studyAndrew Scholey
NICM Centre for the Study of Natural Medicines and Neurocognition, Brain Sciences Institute, Swinburne University, Melbourne, Vic 3122, Australia
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 212:345-56. 2010
..American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) has a distinct ginsenoside profile from P. ginseng, promising cognitive enhancing properties in preclinical studies and benefits processes linked to human cognition...
- Participant experiences from chronic administration of a multivitamin versus placebo on subjective health and wellbeing: a double-blind qualitative analysis of a randomised controlled trial
Jerome Sarris
Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Nutr J 11:110. 2012
..While many randomised controlled trials have been conducted on multivitamins, to our knowledge no qualitative research exploring the subjective experience of taking a multivitamin during a clinical trial has been reported...
- Behavioural effects of a 10-day Mediterranean diet. Results from a pilot study evaluating mood and cognitive performance
Laura McMillan
NICM Centre for Neurocognition, Brain Sciences Institute, Swinburne University, 400 Burwood Road, Melbourne, Vic 3122, Australia
Appetite 56:143-7. 2011
..These preliminary findings require verification in larger trials but suggest that appropriate dietary change may benefit mood and some aspects of cognitive performance in healthy adults...
- Does coffee enriched with chlorogenic acids improve mood and cognition after acute administration in healthy elderly? A pilot study
Vanessa Cropley
Brain Sciences Institute, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 219:737-49. 2012
..The chlorogenic acids are the most abundant family of compounds found in coffee, yet their effects on cognition and mood have not been investigated...
- The effect of 90 day administration of a high dose vitamin B-complex on work stress
Con Stough
Centre for Human Psychopharmacology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
Hum Psychopharmacol 26:470-6. 2011
..The present study examined for the first time the efficacy of 3 months administration of two forms of high dose vitamin B complex on mood and psychological strain associated with chronic work stress...
- Herbal medicine for depression, anxiety and insomnia: a review of psychopharmacology and clinical evidence
Jerome Sarris
The University of Melbourne, Department of Psychiatry, Australia
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 21:841-60. 2011
..Several herbal medicines with in vitro and in vivo evidence are currently unexplored in human studies, and along with use of emerging genetic technologies "herbomics", are areas of potential future research...
- Cognitive effects of two nutraceuticals Ginseng and Bacopa benchmarked against modafinil: a review and comparison of effect sizes
Chris Neale
Centre for Human Psychopharmacology, Swinburne University, Melbourne, Vic 3122, Australia
Br J Clin Pharmacol 75:728-37. 2013
..Future research should compare these effects directly in clinical trials...
Cardiovascular disease risk and cerebral blood flow velocityMatthew P Pase
Centre for Human Psychopharmacology, Swinburne University of Technology, 400 Burwood Road, Hawthorn, Australia
Stroke 43:2803-5. 2012
..Increasing cardiovascular risk may impair cerebral blood flow predisposing to cerebrovascular damage, cognitive decline, and dementia...
- Re-introduction of kava (Piper methysticum) to the EU: is there a way forward?
Jerome Sarris
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Planta Med 77:107-10. 2011
..The results of the study may be of benefit to sufferers of anxiety and the future economy of the Pacific islands, potentially providing an important step in the way forward with kava...
