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Liana Machado

Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Electronic address: liana@psy.otago.ac.nz.

1 paper in the library · 35 citations · publishing 2016

Papers

Effects of low dose ibogaine on subjective mood state and psychological performance.

Journal of ethnopharmacology August 2, 2016 Bridget Forsyth, Liana Machado, Tim Jowett et al. 35 citations

A single 20mg dose of ibogaine had minimal influence on psychological tests and mood ratings in healthy male volunteers. The ability to selectively ignore distracting spatial information showed some evidence of modulation, but only in the less challenging condition, raising questions about reliability. No stimulant effects were identified. The study assessed relationships between changes in test scores and concentrations of active moiety (the sum of molar noribogaine and ibogaine concentrations), but future research is needed to confirm whether these concentrations impact selective attention abilities while leaving other cognitive functions and mood state unaffected.