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. 2021 Jun 23;19(7):1101–1154. doi: 10.2174/1570159X19666210101130258

Table 11.

Resistance to change in behaviour, in postnatally MDMA-treated subjects, compared with placebo-treated subjects.

Study Recruitment Population Sampled No. Participants Sexes Ages Oral MDMA Dose Dosage Timing Time till First Test Relevant Tests Relevant Results Relevant Parameters Tested
van Wel 2012 [127] Newspaper adverts, word of mouth Healthy, MDMA-experienced 17 8 female, 9 male 22.76 75 mg (~1.1 mg/kg) 7/+ days apart 105 mins. Reversal learning No effect Response to changing rules of shapes presented
Vollenweider 2005 [123] University hospital staff, medical school Healthy, mostly MDMA-naïve 42 10 female, 32 male 25.4-27 1.5 mg/kg Singular 120 mins. Decision-making rigidity Increased likelihood of previous response predicting current response; fewer different strategies used, but frequency of switching unchanged Degree to which previous response determines next response; changing of choice strategies, and the frequency of this change