Plasticity of the acoustic startle reflex in currently abstinent ecstasy (MDMA) users

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 173, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 418-424

  Heekeren, Karsten ^a   Daumann, Jörg ^c   Geyer, Mark A ^b   Gouzoulis Mayfrank, Euphrosyne ^c  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Habituation; MDMA (3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine); Neurotoxicity; Prepulse Inhibition; Sensitization; Startle reflex

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE;

ACOUSTIC REFLEX; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; PREPULSE INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; STARTLE REFLEX; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SEROTONIN AGENTS; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 2542524527     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-003-1729-y     Document Type: Article

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