Functional MRI study of working memory in MDMA users.
Psychopharmacology December 2004 F Gerard Moeller, Joel L Steinberg, Donald M Dougherty et al.
Methylene-dioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is known to cause degeneration of serotonin nerve terminals after acute doses in animals. Similarly, behavioral studies in human MDMA users regularly find abnormalities in memory, mood, and impulse control. However, studies of brain function using brain imaging in MDMA users have been less consistent. The purpose of this study was to determine, using...