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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 IntroductionDespite advances in the treatment of bipolar disorder (BD), most patients do not achieve complete inter-episode recovery and functional disability is common.
Jessica M. Lipschitz +11 more
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Effects of Modafinil on Behavioral Learning and Hippocampal Synaptic Transmission in Rats [PDF]
International Neurourology Journal, 2015 Purpose: Modafinil is a wake-promoting agent that has been proposed to improve cognitive performance at the preclinical and clinical levels. Since there is insufficient evidence for modafinil to be regarded as a cognitive enhancer, the aim of this study ...
Wen-Wen Yan +7 more
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PLoS ONE, 2013 BackgroundModafinil is a novel wake-promoting agent approved by the FDA ameliorating excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in three disorders: narcolepsy, shift work sleep disorder and obstructive sleep apnea.
Ping Sheng +7 more
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Roles of adrenergic α1 and dopamine D1 and D2 receptors in the mediation of the desynchronization effects of modafinil in a mouse EEG synchronization model. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BACKGROUND: Synchronized electroencephalogram (EEG) activity is observed in pathological stages of cognitive impairment and epilepsy. Modafinil, known to increase the release of catecholamines, is a potent wake-promoting agent, and has shown some ...
Chang-Rui Chen +5 more
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Being Limitless: A Discursive Analysis of Online Accounts of Modafinil Use
, 2020 Modafinil is a prescription-only substance in the UK for the treatment of disorders such as narcolepsy. Soldiers have also used this substance as an alternative to amphetamines in situations where they face long periods of sleep deprivation.
Forshaw, Mark; id_orcid +6 more
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2019 Studies on the abuse potential of modafinil, a psychostimulant-like drug used to treat narcolepsy, are still controversial. While some studies claim no potential for abuse, increasing evidence suggests that modafinil induces abuse-related effects ...
Raphael Wuo-Silva +12 more
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High resolution mapping of modafinil induced changes in glutamate level in rat brain. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Modafinil is marketed in the United States for the treatment of narcolepsy and daytime somnolence due to shift-work or sleep apnea. Investigations of this drug in the treatment of cocaine and nicotine dependence in addition to disorders of executive ...
Mohammad Haris +9 more
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Frequency of modafinil use and means for both benefits and risks of modafinil.
, 2020 Frequency of modafinil use and means for both benefits and risks of modafinil.
Nicola Rycroft (8407251) +2 more
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The atypical stimulant and nootropic modafinil interacts with the dopamine transporter in a different manner than classical cocaine-like inhibitors. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Modafinil is a mild psychostimulant with pro-cognitive and antidepressant effects. Unlike many conventional stimulants, modafinil has little appreciable potential for abuse, making it a promising therapeutic agent for cocaine addiction.
Kyle C Schmitt, Maarten E A Reith
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