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The 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine enhances early visual processing for salient socio-emotional stimuli

Using EEG in an oddball emotional‑faces task, the study demonstrates that MDMA—but not methamphetamine—selectively enhances the face‑sensitive N170 component for happy and angry versus neutral expressions, indicating boosted early visual processing of salient socio‑emotional stimuli. This drug‑specific effect suggests a neural mechanism for MDMA's prosocial and anxiolytic actions and supports its therapeutic investigation for social anxiety and related disorders.

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Journal
European Journal of Neurology
Authors
Haggarty, C. J., Bershad, A. K., Kumar, M. K., Lee, R., De Wit, H., Belin, D.
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Migraine prevalence in visual snow with prior illicit drug use (Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder) versus without

In this case‑control study, none of 24 patients with HPPD manifesting as visual snow after illicit drug use had lifetime migraine, versus 20 of 37 (54%) visual snow controls without prior drug use, while symptom severity (VHI) was similar between groups. The authors infer that HPPD‑related visual snow and non‑drug visual snow may have partly distinct pathophysiological mechanisms and warn that ecstasy and other hallucinogens can precipitate persistent visual snow.

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European Journal of Neurology
Authors
van Dongen, R. M., Alderliefste, G. J., Onderwater, G. L. J., Ferrari, M. D., Terwindt, G. M.

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Wiley
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United Kingdom
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