Investigating the role of serotonin in visual orientation processing using an 'ecstasy' (MDMA)-based research model.
Neuropsychobiology 2009 Clare Dickson, Raimondo Bruno, John Brown
A growing body of evidence suggests that regular 'ecstasy' (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) use causes lasting changes to central serotonergic functioning in humans, including in the occipital lobe. Serotonin may play a role in visual orientation processing, mediated in the occipital lobe, via lateral inhibition. The tilt aftereffect is an illusion apparent following adaptation to stimuli...