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Neurovascular Uncoupling: Multimodal Imaging Delineates the Acute Effects of MDMA
Tudor M. Ionescu, Mario Amend, Tadashi Watabe…·Kristina Herfert
This study uses PET/fMRI in rats to show MDMA causes global hemodynamic decreases and localized metabolic increases, indicating neurovascular uncoupling due to serotonin transporter occupancy.