TY - JOUR T1 - Drug effects on psychomotor performance JF - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry JO - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry SP - 709 LP - 709 DO - 10.1136/jnnp.71.5.709b VL - 71 IS - 5 AU - MICHAEL TRIMBLE Y1 - 2001/11/01 UR - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/71/5/709.3.abstract N2 - Drug effects on psychomotor performance. By randall c baselt (Pp 475, US$109.00). Published by Biomedical Publications, Foster City, 2001. ISBN 0-9626523-4-2.This book is essentially a compendium of the literature on the effects of various medications on cognitive function. It begins with a brief introduction, which could have done with some expanding. There are many difficulties involved in cognitive testing, and there are many different settings where testing can be carried out. Unfortunately, the limitations to the work discussed in the rest of the book are covered in a single page. Several important theoretical issues with … ER -