Diazepam: Human learning of different materials

Abstract

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  1. The paper reports two small-scale experiments administering 5 mg diazepam to normal subjects using a state-dependent learning paradigm.

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  2. No evidence of state-dependency was found, but an improvement on the second day's recall test as a function of drug administration on Day 1 was found. It was tempting to connect that better recall with improved sleep quality in the intervening night.