@article{ref1,
title="Diazepam, behavior, and aging: increased sensitivity or lower baseline performance?",
journal="Psychopharmacology",
year="1987",
author="Hinrichs, J. V. and Ghoneim, M. M.",
volume="92",
number="1",
pages="100-105",
abstract="Cognitive performance, psychomotor skills, and subjective reactions to diazepam and placebo were compared in 12 healthy, well-educated subjects in three age groups: 19-28, 40-45, and 61-73 years old. With only minor exceptions, the changes in performance caused by diazepam and age differences were statistically additive and noninteracting. Diazepam did not act synergistically in older individuals; the decrements in performance were about the same in all age groups. Baseline performance decreased with increasing age; middle-aged subjects performed more like older than younger subjects. A variety of tasks exhibited similar effects of aging and diazepam, i.e., when performance declined with increasing age, it was also reduced by diazepam.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0033-3158",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}