Preliminary evidence of hippocampal damage in chronic users of ecstasy
Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry March 28, 2011 Bjørnar den Hollander, M.L.J. Schouw, P.F.C. Groot et al. 27 citations
Various studies have shown that ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) users display significant memory impairments, whereas their performance on other cognitive tests is generally normal. The hippocampus plays an essential role in short-term memory. There are, however, no structural human data on the effects of ecstasy on the hippocampus. The objective of this study was to investigate...