A L Markowska

3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, serotonin and memory.

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics August 1, 1993 George A. Ricaurte, A L Markowska, G L Wenk et al.

The recreational drug (+/-)-3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, "Ecstasy") is toxic to central serotonin (5-HT) neurons, but few long-term functional consequences of MDMA neurotoxicity have been identified. Because 5-HT has been implicated in learning and memory, the present study was undertaken to examine whether MDMA, by damaging 5-HT neurons, altered mnemonic function on a long-term...