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Jack Goodwin

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Oxytocin and MDMA ('Ecstasy') enhance social reward in rats.

Psychopharmacology July 2015 Linnet Ramos, Callum Hicks, Alex Caminer et al.

Oxytocin (OT), vasopressin (AVP) and 3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, 'Ecstasy') all increase social interaction in rats, perhaps by enhancing the rewarding value of social encounters. Here, we used the conditioned place preference (CPP) paradigm to assess the intrinsic rewarding effects of OT, AVP and MDMA, and whether these effects are enhanced by the presence of a conspecific, or a...