[Objective]To explore the effect of short-acting hypnotics triazolam vs zaleplon on cognitive function of healthy volunteers .[Methods]Thirty healthy volunteers were randomly divided into two groups taking oral single dose of zaleplon 10mg or triazolam 0 .25mg ,respectively .Cognitive function was tested 1h before and after taking zaleplon or 1 .5h ,3h and 6h after taking triazolam .There was a 7-day interval as washout period in which another drug was given alternately .The same test of cognitive function was performed again .[Results]There were significant differences in error value ,reactio...
