Modulation of mood and cognitive performance following acute administration of single doses of Melissa officinalis (Lemon balm) with human CNS nicotinic and muscarinic receptor-binding properties.

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Published in Neuropsychopharmacology on October 01, 2003

Authors

D O Kennedy1, G Wake, S Savelev, N T J Tildesley, E K Perry, K A Wesnes, A B Scholey

Author Affiliations

1: Human Cognitive Neuroscience Unit, Division of Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. david.kennedy@unn.ac.uk

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