Differential effects of scopolamine and amphetamine on microcomputer-based performance tests.

Scopolamine (1.0 mg) and d-amphetamine (10 mg) were administered alone and in combination to 16 subjects (medical students), randomly assigned to testing sessions in a fully crossed-over (Latin square) within-subjects design. After being practiced to stability, 9 performance tests from a menu of portable microcomputer-based tests were administered double-blind over 4 weekly treatments (including a placebo).

The effect of antimotion sickness drugs on habituation to motion.

The effect of antimotion sickness drugs on habituation was studied. Subjects were rotated once a day for 5 d to the malaise III end-point after receiving placebo, 1 mg scopolamine, 10 mg d-amphetamine, or the combination of 0.6 mg scopolamine with 5 mg of d-amphetamine.