Verbal Memory Deficits Are Correlated with Prefrontal Hypometabolism in 18FDG PET of Recreational MDMA Users
PLoS ONE April 9, 2013 Oliver G. Bosch, Michael Wagner, Frank Jessen et al. 34 citations
Recreational users of MDMA show verbal learning and recall deficits that are linked to reduced glucose metabolism in the prefrontal and parietal cortex, and word recognition difficulties are additionally associated with reduced metabolism in the mediotemporal region. These findings indicate that memory problems in MDMA users result from combined dysfunction across frontal, parietal, and mediotemporal brain areas.