Psychopharmacology of synesthesia; the role of serotonin S2a receptor activation

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 903-904

  Brang, D ^a   Ramachandran, V S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON 11; HALOPERIDOL; MELATONIN; METHYSERGIDE; SEROTONIN 2 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN S2A RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHROMOSOME 13Q; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; LETTER; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYNESTHESIA;

EID: 39849089044     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2007.09.007     Document Type: Letter

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