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

2014182 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Robin Carhart‐Harris

Kevin Murphy · Cardiff University

Robert Leech · Brain (Germany)

David Erritzøe

Matthew B. Wall · Institute of Neurobiology

B. Ferguson · University College London

Luke T. J. Williams

Leor Roseman

Stefan Brugger

Abstract

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.

Topics & Keywords

Psychedelics and Drug Studies Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Biological Psychiatry

Volume 78, Issue 8, pp. 554-562

DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.12.015

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