
Kennedy D, Dodd F, Robertson B, Okello E, Reay J, Scholey A, Haskell C (2010) Monoterpenoid extract of sage (Salvia lavandulaefolia) with cholinesterase inhibiting properties improves cognitive performance and mood in healthy adults. Journal of Psychopharmacology. In press.
Kennedy DO, Wightman E, Okello EJ (2009) Medicinal plants, phytochemicals and Alzheimer's Disease. In: A Martinez (Ed) Emerging Drugs and Targets for Alzheimer's Disease. Royal Chemistry Society
Riby LM, McLaughlin J & Riby DM (2008). Lifestyle, glucose regulation and the cognitive effects of glucose load in middle-aged adults. British Journal of Nutrition 100: 1128-34.
Stephens R, Ling J, Heffernan TM, Heather N, Jones K (2008) A review of the literature on the cognitive effects of the alcohol hangover. Alcohol and Alcoholism 43: 163-70
Brandt K, Sunram-Lea, SI, Jenkinson PM, Jones E (in press) The Effects of Glucose Dose and Dual task Performance on Memory for Emotional Material. Behavioural Brain Research
Scholey A, French S, Morris P, Kennedy D, Milne A, Haskell C (2010) Consumption of cocoa flavanols results in acute improvements in mood and cognitive performance during sustained mental effort. Journal of Psychopharmacology. In Press. DOI: 10.1177/0269881109106923.
Haskell CF, Robertson BC, Jones E, Forster J, Jones R, Wilde A, Maggini S, Kennedy DO (2010) Effects of a multi-vitamin/mineral supplement on cognitive function and fatigue during extended multi-tasking. Human Psychopharmacology 25:448-61.
Kennedy DO, Veasey R, Watson A, Dodd F, Jones E, Maggini S, Haskell CF (2010) Effects of high-dose B vitamin complex with vitamin C and minerals on subjective mood and performance in healthy males. Psychopharmacology 211:55-68.
Kennedy DO, Wightman E, Reay JL, Haskell CF (2010) Effects of resveratrol on cerebral blood flow parameters and cognitive performance in humans: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover investigation. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 91:1590-7.
Kennedy DO (2009) Herbs affecting the Central Nervous System. In (Eds) Mukherjee PK, Houghton PJ. Evaluation of Herbal Medicinal Products - Perspectives of Quality, Safety and Efficacy, Pharmaceutical Press, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, London, UK (in press)
Kennedy DO, Jackson PA, Elliott JM, Scholey AB, Robertson BC, Greer J, Tiplady B, Buchanan T, Haskell CF (2009) Cognitive and mood effects of 8 weeks' supplementation with 400 mg or 1000 mg of the omega-3 essential fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in healthy children aged 10-12 years. Nutritional Neuroscience 12:48-56.
Riby LM, Marriott A, Bullock R, Hancock J, Smallwood J, McLaughlin J (2009) The Effects of glucose ingestion and glucose regulation on memory performance in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 63: 566-71.
Scholey AB, Sunram-Lea S, Greer J, Elliot J, Kennedy DO (2009) Glucose administration prior to a divided attention task improves tracking performance but not word recognition: evidence against differential memory enhancement? Psychopharmacology 202:549-558.
Schoely AB, Sunram-Lea SI, Greer J, Elliott J, Kennedy DO (2009) Glucose enhancement of memory depends on initial thirst. Appetite
Scholey AB, Haskell CF, Robertson B, Kennedy DO, Milne A, Wetherell M (2009) Chewing gum alleviates negative mood and reduces cortisol during acute laboratory psychological stress. Physiology and Behavior 97:304-12.
Scholey AB and Haskell CF (2008) Neurocognitive effects of Guaraná [invited review]. Drugs of the Future 33:869-874.
Reay JL, Scholey AB, Milne A, Fenwick J, Kennedy DO (2008) Panax ginseng has no effect on indices of glucose regulation following acute or chronic ingestion in healthy volunteers. British Journal of Nutrition 101:1673-1678.
Scholey AB, Tildesley NTJ, Ballard CG, Wesnes KA, Tasker A, Perry EK, Kennedy DO (2008) An extract of Salvia (sage) with anticholinesterase properties improves memory and attention in healthy older volunteers. Psychopharmacology 198:127-139
Haskell CF, Kennedy DO, Milne AL, Wesnes KA, Scholey AB (2008) The effects of l-theanine, caffeine and their combination on cognition and mood. Biological Psychology 77:113-22.
Moss, M., Hewitt, S., Moss, L. & Wesnes, K. (2008). Modulation of cognitive performance and mood by aromas of Peppermint and Ylang-Ylang. International Journal of Neuroscience, 118, 59-77.
Heffernan TM (2008) The impact of excessive alcohol use on prospective memory: A brief review. Current Drug Abuse Reviews, 1:36-41.
Neave, N., Tsang, C., & Heather, N. 2008. Effects of alcohol and alcohol expectancy on perceptions of opposite-sex facial attractiveness in University students. Addiction Research & Theory 16: 359-68.
Allbutt J, Ling J, Heffernan TM, Shafiullah M (2008). Self-Report Imagery Questionnaire Scores and Subtypes of Social-Desirable Responding Auditory Imagery, Visual Imagery, and Thinking Style. Journal of Individual Differences 29: 181-8.
Haskell CF, Scholey AB, Jackson PA, Elliott JM, Defeyter MA, Greer J, Robertson BC, Buchanan T, Tiplady B, Kennedy DO (2008) Cognitive and mood effects in healthy children during 12 weeks supplementation with multi-vitamin/minerals. British Journal of Nutrition 100:1086-1096.
Kennedy DO, Haskell CF, Robertson B, Reay J, Brewster-Maund C, Luedemann J, Maggini S, Ruf M, Zangara A, Scholey AB (2008) Improved cognitive performance and mental fatigue following a multi-vitamin and mineral supplement with added guaraná (Paullinia cupana). Appetite 50:506-13.
Riby LM, Sunram-Lea S, Graham C, Foster J, Cooper T, Moodie, C, Gunn VP (2008) The P3b versus the P3a: An event related potential investigation of the glucose facilitation effect. Journal of Psychopharmacology 22: 486-92.
Ingwersen J, Defeyter G, Kennedy DO, Wesnes K, Scholey AB (2007) A low glycaemic index breakfast cereal preferentially prevents children's cognitive performance from declining throughout the morning. Appetite 49(1):240-244.
Kennedy DO, Haskell CF, Mauri PL, Scholey AB (2007) Acute cognitive effects of standardised Ginkgo biloba extract complexed with phosphatidylserine. Human Psychopharmacology - Clinical and Experimental. 22(4):199-210.
Haskell CF, Kennedy DO, Wesnes KA, Milne AL, Scholey AB (2007) A double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-dose evaluation of the acute behavioural effects of guaraná in humans. Journal of Psychopharmacology 21:65-70.
Kennedy DO, Jackson PA, Haskell CF, Scholey AB (2007) Modulation of cognitive performance following single doses of 120mg Ginkgo biloba extract administered to healthy young volunteers. Human Psychopharmacology 22:559-66.
Kennedy DO, Reay JL, Scholey AB (2007) Effects of 8 weeks administration of Korean Panax ginseng extract on the mood and cognitive performance of healthy individuals. Journal of Ginseng Research 31(1):34-43
Kennedy DO, Pace S, Haskell C, Okello EJ, Milne A, Scholey AB (2006) Effects of cholinesterase inhibiting sage (Salvia officinalis) on mood, anxiety and performance on a psychological stressor battery. Neuropsychopharmacology 31(4):845-52.
Moss, M., Howarth, R., Wilkinson, L. & Wesnes, K. (2006). Expectancy and the aroma of Chamomile influence mood and cognition in healthy volunteers. International Journal of Aromatherapy, 16, 63-73.
Riby LM & Riby DM (2006) Glucose, Ageing and Cognition: The Hippocampus Hypothesis. In Ballesteros, S. (2006) (Ed). Age, Cognition and Neuroscience. Madrid: UNED, Varia
Reay JL, Kennedy DO, Scholey AB (2006) Effects of Panax ginseng, consumed with and without glucose, on blood glucose levels and cognitive performance during sustained 'mentally demanding' tasks. Journal of Psychopharmacology 20(6):771-781.
Kennedy DO, Little W, Haskell CF, Scholey AB (2006) Anxiolytic effects of a combination of Melissa officinalis and Valeriana officinalis during laboratory induced stress. Phytotherapy Research 20:96-102.
Reay JL, Kennedy DO, Scholey AB (2006) The glycaemic effect of single doses of Panax ginseng (G115) in young healthy volunteers. British Journal of Nutrition 96:639-642.
Riby LM, McMurtrie H, Smallwood J, Smith E (2006) The impact of glucose ingestion, age and task difficulty on retrieval from episodic and semantic memory. British Journal of Nutrition 95: 414-420.
Heffernan TM, O'Neill T, Ling J, Holroyd S, Bartholomew J, Betney G (2006) Does excessive alcohol use in teenagers affect their everyday prospective memory? Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing, 953:302-307.
Scholey AB, Laing S, Kennedy DO (2006) Blood glucose changes and memory: effects of manipulating emotionality and mental effort. Biological Psychology 71:12-19.
Kennedy DO, Reay JL, Scholey AB (2006) Effects of 8 weeks administration of Korean Panax ginseng extract on mood and cognitive performance in healthy individuals. In: Oh S, Choi T (Eds) Advances in Ginseng Research 2006. Korean Society of Ginseng. Seoul. Korea.
Kennedy DO, Scholey AB (2006) The psychopharmacology of European herbs with cognition enhancing properties. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 12(35):4613-4623.
Russo, R., Fox., E., Cinel, C., Boldini., A, Defeyter, M.A., Mirshekar, D., Metha, A. (2006). Does acute exposure to mobile phones affect human attention? Bioelectromagnetics, 27, 215 -220.
Tildesley NTJ, Kennedy DO, Perry EK, C.G. Ballard CG, Wesnes KA, Scholey AB (2005) Positive modulation of mood and cognitive performance following administration of acute doses of Salvia lavandulaefolia essential oil to healthy young volunteers. Physiology and Behavior 83:699-709.
Reay JL, Kennedy DO, Scholey AB (2005) Single doses of Panax ginseng (G115) reduce blood glucose levels and improve cognitive performance during sustained mental activity. Journal of Psychopharmacology 19(4):357-365.
Kennedy DO, Scholey AB (2005) Sage and Brain function. Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews Series A 75(8):25–31.
Scholey AB, Parrott A, Kennedy DO (2005) Psychotropic Medicine. In Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health & Medicine (in press).
Scholey A, Kennedy D, Wesnes K (2005) The psychopharmacology of herbal extracts: issues and challenges. Psychopharmacology 179:705–707.
Haskell CF, Kennedy DO, Wesnes KA, Scholey AB (2005) Cognitive and mood improvements of caffeine in habitual consumers and habitual non-consumers of caffeine. Psychopharmacology 179:813-25.
Meikle A, Riby LM, Stollery B (2005) Memory processing and the glucose facilitation effect: The effects of difficulty and memory load. Nutritional Neuroscience 8: 227–232.
Scholey AB (2004) Chewing gum and cognitive performance: a case of a functional food with function but no food? Appetite, 43: 215-216
Scholey A (2004) Further issues regarding the possible modulation of cognitive function by the chewing gum: response to Stephens and Tunney (2004) and Tucha et al. (2004) Appetite, 43: 221-223
Parrott A, Morinan A, Moss M & Scholey A (2004) Understanding Drugs and Behaviour. Chichester, John Wiley & Sons.
Heffernan TM, Ling TM, Bartholomew J (2004) Self-rated prospective memory and central executive impairments in excessive alcohol users. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, 21(4):122-124.
Kennedy DO, Scholey AB (2004) A glucose-caffeine 'energy drink' ameliorates subjective and performance deficits during prolonged cognitive demand. Appetite 42:331-333.
Meikle A, Riby LM, Stollery B (2004) The impact of glucose ingestion and gluco-regulatory control on cognitive performance: A comparison of younger and middle-aged adults. Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical & Experimental 19: 523-535.
Kennedy DO, Little W, Scholey AB (2004) Attenuation of laboratory induced stress in humans following acute administration of Melissa officinalis (Lemon Balm). Psychosomatic Medicine 66:607-613.
Kennedy DO, Haskell CF, Wesnes KA, Scholey AB (2004) Improved cognitive performance in human volunteers following administration of guaraná (Paullinia cupana) extract: comparison and interaction with Panax ginseng. Pharmacology, Biochemistry & Behavior 79(3):401-11.
Riby LM, Meikle A, Glover C (2004) The effects of age, glucose ingestion and gluco-regulatory control on episodic memory. Age and Ageing 33: 483-487.
Riby LM (2004) The impact of age and task domain on cognitive performance: A meta-analytic review of the glucose facilitation effect. Brain Impairment (Cognitive Ageing Special Issue) 5: 145-165.
Scholey AB, Kennedy DO (2004) Cognitive and physiological effects of an ‘energy drink’: an evaluation of the whole drink and of glucose, caffeine and herbal flavouring fractions. Psychopharmacology 176:320-330.
Wesnes KA, Zangara A, Scholey AB, Kennedy DO (2004) Natural products as cognition enhancing agents. In Buccafusco JJ (Ed.) Cognitive Enhancing Drugs. (pp.151-178). Basel-Boston-Berlin, Birkhauser Verlag.
Howarth, R, Moss M, Wesnes K, & Ashurst EJ (2003). Expectancy and the essential oil of chamomile: Effects on cognition and mood in healthy young volunteers. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 17(3): A63.
Laybourne G, Moss M, Wesnes K, & Scott SD (2003). Effects of acute oral administration of rosemary and peppermint on cognition and mood in healthy adults. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 17(3): A62.
Moss MC, Hewitt S, Wesnes K, & Goford J (2003). Modulation of cognition and mood by the aromas of ylang ylang and peppermint essential oils. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 17(3): A62.
Heffernan, TM., Ling, J., Moss, M. & Bartholomew, J. (2003). Everyday memory impairments in excessive alcohol users. Alcohol & Alcoholism, 38(5), 509-510.
Moss M.C., Cooke, J., Wesnes K. & Duckett, P. (2003). Aromas of Rosemary and Lavender essential oils differentially affect cognition and mood in healthy adults. International Journal of Neuroscience, 113: 15-38.
Hewitt, S., Moss, M. & Wesnes, K. (2003). Effects of the aromas of peppermint and ylang-ylang on cognition and mood in healthy adults. Proceedings of the British Psychology Society, 11(2): 272.
Kennedy DO, Scholey AB (2003) Ginseng: potential in the enhancement of cognitive performance and mood. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 75:687-700.
Defeyter, M.A. & German, T.P. (2003). Acquiring an understanding of design: Evidence form children’s insight problem solving. Cognition, 89, 133 -155.
Manktelow T, Zangara A (2003) The cognitive assessment of herbal products – imagined or real? European Biopharmaceutical Review, 20–25.
Kennedy DO, Scholey AB, Drewery L, Marsh VR, Moore B, Ashton H (2003) Electroencephalograph (EEG) effects of single doses of Ginkgo biloba and Panax ginseng in healthy young volunteers. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 75:701–709.
Kennedy DO, Wake G, Savealev S, Tildesley NTJ, Perry EK, Wesnes KA, Scholey AB (2003) Modulation of mood and cognitive performance following administration of single doses of Melissa officinalis (Lemon balm) with human CNS nicotinic and muscarinic receptor binding properties. Neuropsychopharmacology 28:1871-1881.
Ling J, Heffernan TM, Buchanan T, Rodgers J, Scholey AB, Parrott AC (2003) Effects of alcohol on subjective ratings of prospective and everyday memory deficits. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 27(6) 1-5.
Scholey AB (2002) The effects of ginseng on physiological processes involved in mental function. In NI Baek (Ed.) Advances in Ginseng Research (pp. 113-116). Seoul: Korean Society of Ginseng Publications
Scholey AB & Fowles K (2002) Retrograde enhancement of kinesthetic memory by low dose alcohol and by glucose. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 78: 477-483
Ford CE, Scholey AB, Ayre G, & Wesnes K (2002) The effect of glucose administration and the emotional content of words on heart rate and memory. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 16: 241-244
Kennedy DO (2002) The effects of Ginseng on memory and mood. In Nam-In Baek (Ed) Advances in Ginseng Research 2002. The Korean Society of Ginseng. Seoul. Korea.
Kennedy DO, Scholey AB, Tildesley NTJ, Perry EK, and Wesnes KA (2002) Modulation of mood and cognitive performance following acute administration of single doses of Melissa officinalis (Lemon Balm). Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 72:953-964.
Wilkinson L, Scholey AB & Wesnes K (2002) Chewing gum selectively improves aspects of memory in healthy volunteers. Appetite, 38:235-236
Heffernan, T.M., Moss, M.C. & Ling, J. (2002). Subjective ratings of prospective memory deficits in chronic heavy alcohol users. Alcohol & Alcoholism, 37(3): 269-271.
Kennedy DO, Scholey AB and Wesnes KA (2002) Modulation of cognition and mood following administration of single doses of Ginkgo biloba, Ginseng and a Ginkgo/Ginseng combination to healthy young adults. Physiology and Behavior 75:739-751.
Heffernan TM, Moss M, Ling J (2002) Subjective ratings of prospective memory in chronic heavy alcohol users. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 37:269-271.
Scholey AB and Kennedy DO (2002) Acute, dose-dependent cognitive effects of Ginkgo biloba, Panax Ginseng and their combination in healthy young volunteers: differential interactions with cognitive demand. Human Psychopharmacology - Clinical and Experimental 17:35-44.
Scholey AB (2001) Fuel for thought. The Psychologist, 14: 196-201
Neave N, Scholey AB, Emmett JR, Moss M, Kennedy DO, Wesnes KA (2001) Water ingestion improves subjective alertness, but has no effect on cognitive performance in dehydrated healthy young volunteers. Appetite 37:255-256.
Kennedy DO, Scholey AB and Wesnes K (2001) Dose dependent changes in cognitive performance and mood following acute administration of Ginseng to healthy young volunteers. Nutritional Neuroscience 4:295-310.
Kennedy DO, Scholey AB and Wesnes K (2001) Differential, dose dependent changes in cognitive performance following acute administration of a Ginkgo biloba/Panax ginseng combination to healthy young volunteers. Nutritional Neuroscience, 4:399-412.
Scholey AB, Harper S, Kennedy DO (2001) Cognitive demand and blood glucose. Physiology and Behavior 73:585-592.
Neave, N., Scholey, A.B., Emmett, J.R., Moss, M., Kennedy, D.O., & Wesnes, K. (2001). Water ingestion improves subjective alertness, but has no effect on cognitive performance in dehydrated healthy young volunteers. Appetite, 37: 255-256.
German, T. P & Defeyter, M. A. (2000). Immunity to ‘functional fixedness’ in young children. Psychological Bulletin & Review, 7, 707 – 712.
Kennedy DO and Scholey AB (2000) Glucose administration, heart rate and cognitive performance: effects of increasing mental effort. Psychopharmacology 149:63-71.
Kennedy DO, Scholey AB and Wesnes K (2000) The dose dependent cognitive effects of acute administration of Ginkgo biloba to healthy young volunteers. Psychopharmacology 151:416-423.
Tildesley NTJ, Kennedy DO, Perry EK, Ballard C, Savelev S, Wesnes KA, Scholey AB (2003) Salvia lavandulaefolia (Spanish Sage) enhances memory in healthy young volunteers. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 75:669-674.
Scholey AB, Moss M, Neave N, & Wesnes K (1999) Cognitive performance, hyperoxia and heart rate following oxygen administration in healthy young adults. Physiology and Behaviour, 67: 783- 789
Moss, M.C., Scholey, A.B. & Wesnes, K. (1998) Oxygen administration selectively enhances cognitive performance in healthy young adults: a placebo controlled double-blind crossover study. Psychopharmacology 138:27-33.
Moss, M.C., Scholey, A.B., Neave, N., Stubbs, P. & Wesnes, K. (1998) Oxygen administration and cognitive function in the elderly : a case of selective enhancement. Journal of Psychopharmacology, SA, 12,3, A41.
Scholey, A.B., Micklethwaite, K., Mitchell, D., Moss, M.C. Hughes, C. & Wesnes, K. (1998) Differential effects of nicotine and oxygen on incidental learning and aspects of attention. Journal of Psychopharmacology, SA, 12,3, A47.
Scholey, A.B., Moss, M.C. & Wesnes, K. (1998). Oxygen and cognitive performance: the temporal relationship between hyperoxia and enhanced memory. Psychopharmacology 140: 123-126.
Moss, M.C., Scholey, A.B., Neave, N. & Wesnes, K.A. (1998) Oxygen administration enhances cognitive performance : a selective effect. European Journal of Neuroscience 10(10): 98.06
Scholey, A.B., Mackay, I., McCue, P., Moss, M.C. Chalfont, L. & Wesnes, K. (1998) Reversal of cognitive deficits associated with chronic fatigue syndrome by oxygen. Journal of Psychopharmacology, SA, 12,3, A42.
Scholey, A.B., Moss, M.C. & Wesnes, K. (1997). Is oxygen a smart drug? Proc. Brit. Psychol. Soc. 5:58.
Moss, M.C. & Scholey, A.B. (1996). Oxygen enhances memory formation in healthy young adults. Psychopharmacology, 124, (3), p 255-260.
Mackay M, Tiplady B & Scholey AB (2002) Interactions between alcohol and caffeine in relation to psychomotor speed and accuracy. Human Psychopharmacology- Clinical and Experimental, 17: 151-156
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