MDMA enhances “mind reading” of positive emotions and impairs “mind reading” of negative emotions

The Norepinephrine Transporter Inhibitor Reboxetine Reduces Stimulant Effects of MDMA (“Ecstasy”) in Humans

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P.1.c.017 Duloxetine prevents 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine induced serotonin release in vitro and psychostimulant effects in humans

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Sex Differences in the Effects of MDMA (Ecstasy) on Plasma Copeptin in Healthy Subjects

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Oxytocin and vasopressin in the human brain: social neuropeptides for translational medicine

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Oxytocin increases recognition of masked emotional faces

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Examining the role of oxytocin in the interoceptive effects of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ‘ecstasy’) using a drug discrimination paradigm in the rat

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Is Ecstasy an “Empathogen”? Effects of ±3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine on Prosocial Feelings and Identification of Emotional States in Others

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Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of nasally delivered midazolam

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Oxytocin Enhances Amygdala-Dependent, Socially Reinforced Learning and Emotional Empathy in Humans

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The safety and efficacy of ±3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine-assisted psychotherapy in subjects with chronic, treatment-resistant posttraumatic stress disorder: the first randomized controlled pilot study

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Oxytocin improves specific recognition of positive facial expressions

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Intranasal Oxytocin Improves Emotion Recognition for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Social cognition under stress: Differential effects of stress-induced cortisol elevations in healthy young men and women

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How could MDMA (ecstasy) help anxiety disorders? A neurobiological rationale

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Enhanced ‘Reading the Mind in the Eyes’ in borderline personality disorder compared to healthy controls

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Effects of intranasal oxytocin on emotional face processing in women

(2009) Gregor Domes et al.   PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Effects of MDMA on sociability and neural response to social threat and social reward

(2009) Gillinder Bedi et al.   PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Increased oxytocin concentrations and prosocial feelings in humans after ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) administration

(2009) G. J. H. Dumont et al.   Social Neuroscience

Oxytocin Enhances the Encoding of Positive Social Memories in Humans

(2008) Adam J. Guastella et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Acute norepinephrine reuptake inhibition decreases performance in normal and high ambient temperature

(2008) Bart Roelands et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Brain Oxytocin: A Key Regulator of Emotional and Social Behaviours in Both Females and Males

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Oxytocin enhances processing of positive versus negative emotional information in healthy male volunteers

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Neural correlates of MDMA (“Ecstasy”)-induced social interaction in rats

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