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. 2019 Apr 8;19(3):435–458. doi: 10.3758/s13415-019-00710-6

Table 2.

Pharmacological studies reporting effect on logical reasoning

Reference Sample Drug type Drug Route Dose Max dose1 Effect2 Effect dose3
Evans & Smith, 1964 4F/M versus 4F/M Agonist Morphine PO 16 mg low low
Zacny, Lichtor, Thapar, et al., 1994a 5F/7M Agonist Morphine IV 10 mg high ... _
Partial Agonist Butorphanol IV 0.5, 1, 2 mg high ... _
Zacny, Lichtor, Klafta, Alessi, & Apfelbaum, 1996a 3F/7M Agonist Codeine PO 60 mg Codeine/600 mg Acetaminophen low ... _
Mixed agonist Butorphanol TN 1, 2 mg high ... _
Zacny, Conley, & Galinkin, 1997a 5F/11M Agonist Morphine IV 10 mg high ... _
Mixed agonist Buprenorphine IV 0, 0.075, 0.15, 0.3 high high
Zacny, Conley, & Marks, 1997b 4F/12M Agonist Morphine IV 10 mg high ... _
Mixed agonist Nalbuphine IV 2.5, 5, 10 mg high ... _
Walker & Zacny, 1998 3F/9M Agonist Codeine PO 60, 120 mg med ... _
Agonist Morphine PO 20, 40 mg med ... _
Zacny, Hill, Black, & Sadeghi, 1998 15F/2M Agonist Hydromorphone IV 0.33, 0.65, 1.3 mg high ... _
Agonist Morphine IV 5, 10 mg high ... _
Walker & Zacny, 1999 6F/10M Agonist Hydromorphone IV Cumulative injections of: .33, .65, 1.3 mg high ... _
Agonist Meperidine IV Cumulative injections of: 17.5, 35, 70 mg high ... _
Agonist Morphine IV Cumulative injections of: 2.5, 5, 10 mg high ... _
Hill & Zacny, 2000 5F/12M Agonist Hydromorphine IV Cumulative injections of .33, .65, 1.3 mg high ... _
Agonist Morphine IV Cumulative injections of 5, 10 mg high ... _
Marsch et al., 2001 18M Agonist Morphine IV Three infusion rates (2 min bolus, 15 min, and 60 min) of 5, 10 mg high ... _
Walker, Zacny, Galva, & Lichtor, 2001 5F/10M Agonist Morphine IV 2.5, 5, 10 mg high ... _
Mixed agonist Butorphanol IV 0.5, 1, 2 mg med med
Mixed agonist Nalbuphine IV Cumulative injections of 2.5, 5, 10 mg high ... _
Mixed agonist Pentazocine IV 7.5, 15 mg low ... _
Zacny & Gutierrez, 2003 9F/9M Agonist Morphine PO 40 mg med ... _
Agonist Oxycodone PO 10, 20, 30 mg Oxycodone high ... _
Zacny, 2003 9F/9M Agonist Hydrocodone PO 5 mg Hydrocodone/1.5 mg Homatropine, 10 mg Hydrocodone/3 mg Homatropine, 20 mg Hydrocodone/6 mg Homatropine med med
Agonist Morphine PO 40 mg med med
Zacny & Gutierrez, 2008 8F/8M Agonist Hydrocodone PO 5 mg Hydrocodone/325 mg Acetaminophen, 10 mg Hydrocodone/650 mg Acetaminophen med med
Agonist Oxycodone PO 5 mg Oxycodone/325 mg Acetaminophen, 10 mg Oxycodone/650 mg Acetaminophen med med
Zacny & Lichtor, 2008 10F/10M Agonist Morphine PO 30, 60 mg high high
Agonist Oxycodone PO 10, 20 mg high high
Zacny & Gutierrez, 2009 10F/10M Agonist Hydrocodone PO 15 mg Hydrocodone/487 mg Acetaminophen, 30mg Hydrocodone/975mg Acetaminophen high med
Agonist Oxycodone PO 10 mg Oxycodone/487 mg Acetaminophen, 20 mg Oxycodone/975 mg Acetaminophen high med
Zacny & Gutierrez, 2011 6F/8M Agonist Oxycodone PO 10 mg med ... _

F = female; M = male participants. Studies used within-subject designs unless otherwise noted.

1Estimated dose for agonists based on morphine equivalent of the maximum dose of in the respective study. For antagonist drugs, the estimated dose is preceded by a minus. See caption of Figure 2 for more details.

2Arrow indicates significantly improved (↑) , impaired (↓), mixed effects (↕) or null-effects (…) on performance relative to a placebo control condition.

3Minimum estimated dose at which the indicated effect is significantly different from placebo.