“…Midazolam is a benzodiazepine that creates temporary anterograde amnesia by blocking the formation of new memories (Hirshman, Passanante, Arndt, 1999; Hirshman, Passanante, Arndt, 2001; Hirshman, Passanante, & Henzler, 1999; Park, Quinlan, Thornton, Reder, 2004; Reder et al, 2006; Reder et al, 2007). 4
Hirshman, Fisher, Henthorn, Arndt and Passannante (2002) showed that under the influence of the drug, subjects were unable to bind studied information to associated context, resulting in a reduced ability to make successful recollection-based judgments and an increased reliance on familiarity.…”