MDMA affects both error-rate dependent and independent aspects of decision-making in a two-choice prediction task

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 366-374

  Vollenweider, Franz X ^a   Liechti, Matthias E ^a   Paulus, Martin P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PSYCHIATRY   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

3,4 Methylenedioxy N methylamphetamine; Decision making; Ecstasy; Human; MDMA; Sequential behaviour; Serotonin; Two choice prediction task

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; DOPAMINE; PLACEBO; RECREATIONAL DRUG; SEROTONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DECISION MAKING; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF EVALUATION; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AFFECT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSCIOUSNESS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HALLUCINOGENS; HUMANS; MALE; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SEROTONIN AGENTS;

EID: 22344439927     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881105053287     Document Type: Article

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