Possible Memory-Enhancing Properties of Vinpocetine
Donna M. Coleston and Ian Hindrnarch
Human Psychopharmacology Research Unit,
Department of Psychology,
University of Leeds, Leeds, England.
Drug Develop Res 1988; 14: 191-3
Abstract
Critical flicker fusion threshold, choice reaction time, total reaction time, and
Sternberg-type memory tasks of digits/words were measured in twelve volunteers after having received
vinpocetine or placebo for two days. A significant improvement was recorded in the
short-term memory test following 40 mg of the drug when compared to placebo.