More than fifty million individuals worldwide are experiencing neurodegenerative disorders, which include Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis, and frontotemporal dementia. These disorders have a significant role in the gradual degradation of cognition and motor skills. Most current treatment approaches have little...
AbstractSubjects (16 men and 16 women) breathing 30 per cent nitrous oxide in oxygen, or 100 per cent oxygen, were tested to see if the effects of nitrous oxide on memory varied with different types of auditory stimuli and memory‐testing procedures. The drug produced substantial memory impairments. These impairments were milder in forced‐choice recognition than in yes/no recognition and for...