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MDMA (ecstasy) use is associated with reduced BOLD signal change during semantic recognition in abstinent human polydrug users: a preliminary fMRI study.

J Psychopharmacol March 20, 2009 DOI: 10.1177/0269881109103203 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Observational cohort Peer reviewed
Population Abstinent human polydrug users with and without a history of MDMA use
Topics MDMA
Key findings MDMA use was associated with reduced BOLD signal change during semantic recognition in abstinent polydrug users, indicating a possible long-term neural effect. The authors suggest this may reflect altered semantic processing, but caution that the study is preliminary and confounded by polydrug use.

Abstract

MDMA (ecstasy) use is associated with reduced BOLD signal change during semantic recognition in abstinent human polydrug users: a preliminary fMRI study.