procognitive

(prō-kog-nĭ-tiv),

Denoting a drug which reduces delirium or disorientation.

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Shilajit: a natural phytocomplex with potential procognitive activity.

The Oxidative Injury Theory and Treatments of Alzheimer Disease: Our Winding Road

Cariprazine (RGH-188), a potent D3/D2 dopamine receptor partial agonist, binds to dopamine D3 receptors in vivo and shows antipsychoticlike and procognitive effects in rodents.

Aripiprazole, brexpiprazole, and cariprazine: Not all the same: Understanding the key differences among these agents can help inform treatment decisions

The pharmacological model based on scopolamine, which temporarily blocks muscarinic cholinergic receptors in the brain, is widely regarded as a standard model for investigating cognitive deficits and may be useful in the search for improved procognitive drugs.

Cholinergic Mechanisms of Target Oddball Stimuli Detection: The Late "P300-Like" Event-Related Potential in Rats

[7] Activation of the [alpha]7 receptors increases cholinergic neurotransmission and the release of glutamate (Glu) and dopamine (DA) exerts procognitive effects in rats.

Alpha7 nAChR Agonists for Cognitive Deficit and Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Double-blind Controlled Trials

The procognitive effects of leptin in the brain and their clinical implications.

Short term memory in obese and non-obese female school children

As no preventative treatments for dementia currently exist, the potential procognitive effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (n-3 PUFA) supplementation have been investigated by a multitude of clinical trials [7, 8], including a recent trial in CAD patients [9].

Baseline Oxidative Stress Is Associated with Memory Changes in Omega-3 Fatty Acid Treated Coronary Artery Disease Patients

Munari, "Antidepressant, mood stabilizing and procognitive effects of very low dose sublingual ketamine in refractory unipolar and bipolar depression," International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, vol.

The Antidepressant and Cognitive Improvement Activities of the Traditional Chinese Herb Cistanche

This may be of potential interest because of preclinical findings of a possible procognitive effect mediated by action at the serotonin 5-HT7 receptor [60, 61].

Lurasidone in the Treatment of Bipolar Depression: Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews

This clustering may be due to the presence of coumarins, which are known to have various effects on the central nervous system in vitro and in vivo, including anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, antidepressive, neuroprotective and procognitive activities (Skalicka-Wozniak et al., 2016).

Back to the roots: a quantitative survey of herbal drugs in Dioscorides' De Materia Medica (ex Matthioli, 1568)

Heaps of data are pouring into neuroscience literature, all converging to demonstrate rather procognitive effects of lithium.

Lithium is Clearly Underutilized in Child Psychiatry

While not a measure of intellectual performance, a procognitive personality indicates an interest in abstract ideas, a drive to understand phenomena on a deep level and a willingness to expend considerable mental effort in solving problems (Ardelt, 2003).

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Secondary receptor properties shared by some of these drugs may be sedating and may interfere with the drugs' procognitive actions Muscarinic cholinergic receptor antagonism seen with olanzapine and quetiapine may interfere with procholinergic actions on acetylcholine release related to improved cognition.