Procedural and declarative memory task performance, and the memory consolidation function of sleep, in recent and abstinent ecstasy/MDMA users

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 465-477

  Blagrove, Mark ^a   Seddon, Jennifer ^a   George, Sophie ^b   Parrott, Andrew C ^a   Stickgold, Robert ^c   Walker, Matthew P ^d   Jones, Katy A ^a   Morgan, Michael J ^b,e  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

declarative memory; ecstasy (drug); learning; MDMA; memory; memory consolidation; procedural learning; procedural memory; sleep

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; COCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECLARATIVE MEMORY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURAL MEMORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SLEEP; STREET DRUGS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953168444     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881110372545     Document Type: Article

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