ERP evidence suggests executive dysfunction in ecstasy polydrug users

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 228, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 375-388

  Roberts, C A ^a   Fairclough, S H ^a   Fisk, J E ^a   Tames, F ^a   Montgomery, C ^a  

^a School of Natural Sciences and Psychology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Ecstasy; Executive function

Indexed keywords

1 BENZYLPIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; 3 TRIFLUOROMETHYLPHENYLPIPERAZINE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POLYPHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMANTIC MEMORY; SLEEP QUALITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; URINALYSIS;

BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880298627     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-013-3044-6     Document Type: Article

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