Cognitive effects of a Ginkgo biloba/vinpocetine compound in normal adults: systematic assessment of perception,
1Department of Neuropharmacology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA.
Abstract:
A computerized test battery was used in a double-blind design to assess the cognitive effects of a nutrient compound containing Ginkgo biloba in 24 normal adults. Ten tasks (perceptual, attention and short-term memory) were presented in a standardized manner designed to maximize performance, with substantial pre-test practice employed to minimize response variability. Subjects were given either placebo or Ginkgo biloba extract capsules to consume for 14 days, after which they performed all tasks twice. They then received the other condition, and after 14 days completed the final test session. Response time and error rate stabilized after pre-test practice. A 'working memory capacity' paradigm demonstrated a reliable 50 ms response time decrease between the placebo and Ginkgo biloba testing, suggesting that Ginkgo biloba speeds short-term working memory processing in normal adults. Copyright 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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