Impulsivity and BOLD fMRI activation in MDMA users and healthy control subjects

Ignacio H. Valdes, Joel L. Steinberg, Ponnada A. Narayana, Larry A. Kramer, Donald M. Dougherty, Alan C. Swann, Ernest S. Barratt, Frederick Gerard Moeller

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Abstract

The correlation between scores on the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS) and activation measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging in a dorsolateral prefrontal cortical (DLPFC) activating task was examined in 15 MDMA-using subjects and 19 controls. A significant correlation between BIS scores and DLPFC activation was found, supporting a role for the DLPFC in BIS-measured impulsivity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)239-242
Number of pages4
JournalPsychiatry Research - Neuroimaging
Volume147
Issue number2-3
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 30 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Impulsivity
  • Prefrontal
  • fMRI

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neuroscience (miscellaneous)
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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