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The memory enhancing effects of a Ginkgo biloba/Panax ginseng combination in healthy middle-aged volunteers

Overview of attention for article published in Psychopharmacology, November 2000
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Title
The memory enhancing effects of a Ginkgo biloba/Panax ginseng combination in healthy middle-aged volunteers
Published in
Psychopharmacology, November 2000
DOI 10.1007/s002130000533
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Authors

K.A. Wesnes, T. Ward, A. McGinty, O. Petrini

Abstract

The effects of capsules containing 60 mg of a standardised extract of Ginkgo biloba (GK501) and 100 mg of a standardised extract of Panax ginseng (G115) on various aspects of cognitive function were assessed in healthy middle-aged volunteers. A double blind, placebo controlled, 14 week, parallel group, repeated assessment, multi-centre trial of two dosing regimens, 160 mg b.i.d. and 320 mg o.d. was conducted. Two hundred and fifty-six healthy middle-aged volunteers successfully completed the study. On various study days (weeks 0, 4, 8, 12 and 14) the volunteers performed a selection of tests of attention and memory from the Cognitive Drug Research computerised cognitive assessment system prior to morning dosing and again, at 1, 3 and 6 h later. The volunteers also completed questionnaires about mood states, quality of life and sleep quality. The Ginkgo/ginseng combination was found significantly to improve an Index of Memory Quality, supporting a previous finding with the compound. This effect represented an average improvement of 7.5% and reflected improvements to a number of different aspects of memory, including working and long-term memory. This enhancement to memory was seen throughout the 12-week dosing period and also after a 2-week washout. This represents the first substantial demonstration of improvements to the memory of healthy middle-aged volunteers produced by a phytopharmaceutical.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 2 1%
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Netherlands 1 <1%
Korea, Republic of 1 <1%
Canada 1 <1%
Unknown 153 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 36 23%
Student > Master 19 12%
Researcher 18 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 15 9%
Professor 9 6%
Other 29 18%
Unknown 33 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 31 19%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 23 14%
Psychology 20 13%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 10 6%
Nursing and Health Professions 6 4%
Other 36 23%
Unknown 33 21%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 27. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 November 2023.
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#1,423,765
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Outputs of similar age from Psychopharmacology
#2
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