[HTML][HTML] The pharmacology of amphetamine and methylphenidate: Relevance to the neurobiology of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and other psychiatric …

SV Faraone - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Psychostimulants, including amphetamines and methylphenidate, are first-line
pharmacotherapies for individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This …

Are prescription stimulants “smart pills”? The epidemiology and cognitive neuroscience of prescription stimulant use by normal healthy individuals.

ME Smith, MJ Farah - Psychological bulletin, 2011 - psycnet.apa.org
Use of prescription stimulants by normal healthy individuals to enhance cognition is said to
be on the rise. Who is using these medications for cognitive enhancement, and how …

[HTML][HTML] The roles of dopamine and serotonin in decision making: evidence from pharmacological experiments in humans

RD Rogers - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2011 - nature.com
Neurophysiological experiments in primates, alongside neuropsychological and functional
magnetic resonance investigations in humans, have significantly enhanced our …

[HTML][HTML] Methylphenidate for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adults: a narrative review

RR Jaeschke, E Sujkowska, M Sowa-Kućma - Psychopharmacology, 2021 - Springer
Rationale Psychostimulants, including methylphenidate (MPH), are the mainstay of
pharmacotherapy for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults. Even though …

[HTML][HTML] Uncertainty and cognitive control

F Mushtaq, AR Bland, A Schaefer - Frontiers in psychology, 2011 - frontiersin.org
A growing trend of neuroimaging, behavioral, and computational research has investigated
the topic of outcome uncertainty in decision-making. Although evidence to date indicates …

Methylphenidate enhances brain activation and deactivation responses to visual attention and working memory tasks in healthy controls

D Tomasi, ND Volkow, GJ Wang, R Wang, F Telang… - Neuroimage, 2011 - Elsevier
Methylphenidate (MPH) is a stimulant drug that amplifies dopamineric and noradrenergic
signaling in the brain, which is believed to underlie its cognition enhancing effects. However …

The uncertain brain: A co-ordinate based meta-analysis of the neural signatures supporting uncertainty during different contexts

J Morriss, M Gell, CM van Reekum - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2019 - Elsevier
Uncertainty is often inevitable in everyday life and can be both stressful and exciting. Given
its relevance to psychopathology and wellbeing, recent research has begun to address the …

Effects of modafinil and methylphenidate on visual attention capacity: a TVA-based study

K Finke, CM Dodds, P Bublak, R Regenthal… - …, 2010 - Springer
Introduction Theory of visual attention (TVA; Bundesen 1990) whole report tasks allow the
independent measurement of visual perceptual processing speed and visual short-term …

Altered activation in association with reward-related trial-and-error learning in patients with schizophrenia

K Koch, C Schachtzabel, G Wagner, J Schikora… - Neuroimage, 2010 - Elsevier
In patients with schizophrenia, the ability to learn from reinforcement is known to be
impaired. The present fMRI study aimed at investigating the neural correlates of …

Neurocognitive enhancement or impairment? A systematic meta-analysis of prescription stimulant effects on processing speed, decision-making, planning, and …

ME Marraccini, LL Weyandt, JS Rossi… - Experimental and …, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
Increasing numbers of adults, particularly college students, are misusing prescription
stimulants primarily for cognitive/academic enhancement, so it is critical to explore whether …