Effects of a Saffron Alcoholic Extract on Visual Short-Term Memory in Humans: a Psychophysical Study

• Published in: Нейрофизиология
• Date: 2014
• Main Authors: Ghodrat, M., Sahraei, H., Razjouyan, J., Meftahi, G.H.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут фізіології ім. О.О. Богомольця НАН України 2014
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/148281
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Effects of a Saffron Alcoholic Extract on Visual Short-Term Memory in Humans: a Psychophysical Study / M. Ghodrat, H. Sahraei, J. Razjouyan, G.H. Meftahi // Нейрофизиология. — 2014. — Т. 46, № 3. — С. 271-278. — Бібліогр.: 22 назв. — англ.

The effects of an extract from saffron (Crocus sativus L.) on visual short-term memory (STM) were examined in 20 volunteers. The extract was obtained from saffron petals using 100% ethylic alcohol, concentrated by vacuum evaporation, dried, and encapsulated (30 mg per capsula). Ten participants r...