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Trial reportNutrients2018

Volatile Terpenes and Brain Function: Investigation of the Cognitive and Mood Effects of Mentha × Piperita L. Essential Oil with In Vitro Properties Relevant to Central Nervous System Function.

David Kennedy, Edward Okello, Paul Chazot, Melanie-Jayne Howes, Samuel Ohiomokhare, Philippa Jackson, Crystal Haskell-Ramsay, Julie Khan, Joanne Forster, Emma Wightman

Open access · goldAbstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Nutrients, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
45citing papers in PubMed
6.8field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 100 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Phytoconstituents Targeting the Serotonin 5-HTACS pharmacology & translational science · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

David KennedyBrain, Performance and Nutrition Research Centre, Northumbria University, NE1 8ST Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. david.kennedy@northumbria.ac.uk.
Edward OkelloHuman Nutrition Research Centre, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Medical School, Newcastle University, NE2 4HH Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. edward.okello@ncl.ac.uk.
Paul ChazotDepartment of Biosciences, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, UK. paul.chazot@durham.ac.uk.
Melanie-Jayne HowesNatural Capital and Plant Health Department, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Jodrell Laboratory, TW9 3AB Richmond, UK. M.Howes@kew.org.
Samuel OhiomokhareDepartment of Biosciences, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, UK. samuel.ohiomokhare@durham.ac.uk.
Philippa JacksonBrain, Performance and Nutrition Research Centre, Northumbria University, NE1 8ST Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. philippa.jackson@northumbria.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-9492-134X
Crystal Haskell-RamsayBrain, Performance and Nutrition Research Centre, Northumbria University, NE1 8ST Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. crystal.haskell-ramsay@northumbria.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-8153-0895
Julie KhanBrain, Performance and Nutrition Research Centre, Northumbria University, NE1 8ST Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. julie.khan@northumbria.ac.uk.
Joanne ForsterBrain, Performance and Nutrition Research Centre, Northumbria University, NE1 8ST Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. jo.forster@northumbria.ac.uk.
Emma WightmanBrain, Performance and Nutrition Research Centre, Northumbria University, NE1 8ST Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. emma.l.wightman@northumbria.ac.uk.
Northumbria University · GBDurham University · GBNewcastle University · GBRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundExtracts of several members of the monoterpene-rich Lamiaceae sub-family Nepetoideae, including those from the

Indexed as

Mentha piperitaAdultAffectAttentionBrainCalcium SignalingCells, CulturedCholinesterase InhibitorsCognitionCross-Over StudiesDouble-Blind MethodEnglandFemaleHumansMaleMentha spicataCholinesterase InhibitorsNootropic AgentsOils, Volatilepeppermint oilPlant OilsReceptors, GABA-AReceptors, NicotinicTerpenescognitionMenthamintterpenes

Identifiers

PMID30087294
PMCPMC6116079
OpenAlexW2886281519

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