The Effects of Acutely Administered 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine on Spontaneous Brain Function in Healthy Volunteers Measured with Arterial Spin Labeling and Blood Oxygen Level–Dependent Resting State Functional Connectivity
Biological Psychiatry January 10, 2014 Robin Carhart-Harris, Kevin Murphy, Robert Leech et al. 182 citations
The MTLs appear to be specifically implicated in the mechanism of action of MDMA, but further work is required to elucidate how the drug's characteristic subjective effects arise from its modulation of spontaneous brain activity.
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.12.015 (opens in new tab)
MDMA
Euphoriant
Cerebral blood flow
Amygdala
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