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Learning in hyperactive children: Are there stimulant-related and state-dependent effects?

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A group of 17 hyperactive children participated in a laboratory learning task in order to replicate the findings of Swanson and Kinsbourne (1976) indicating that learning performance is facilitated by a single dose of methylphenidate and retention performance is state-dependent. This study revealed no cross-validation in support of the findings of Swanson and Kinsbourne (1976).

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  1. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Neurology, Free University of Berlin, Platanenallee 23, D-1000, Berlin 19, Germany

    Hans-Christoph Steinhausen & Eva-Maria Kreuzer

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Steinhausen, HC., Kreuzer, EM. Learning in hyperactive children: Are there stimulant-related and state-dependent effects?. Psychopharmacology 74, 389–390 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00432754

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