Guanfacine for the treatment of cognitive disorders: a century of discoveries at Yale.
Arnsten AF, Jin LE. Guanfacine for the treatment of cognitive disorders: a century of discoveries at Yale. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2012, 85: 45-58. PMID: 22461743, PMCID: PMC3313539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCognition DisordersDrug DiscoveryGuanfacineHistory, 20th CenturyHumansMemory, Short-TermPrefrontal CortexUniversitiesConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderPrefrontal cortexCognitive disordersHigher-order cognitive abilitiesDeficit hyperactivity disorderPFC cognitive functionCognitive abilitiesHyperactivity disorderCognitive functionMemory functionPFC functionAgonist guanfacineBrain regionsGuanfacineRecent researchNeurobiologyYale Medical SchoolCentury of discoveryDisordersTherapeutic targetTourette syndromePostsynaptic spinesEmotionsMemorySyndrome