Distribution of temperature changes and neurovascular coupling in rat brain following 3,4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, “ecstasy”) exposure
Coman D, Sanganahalli BG, Jiang L, Hyder F, Behar KL. Distribution of temperature changes and neurovascular coupling in rat brain following 3,4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, “ecstasy”) exposure. NMR In Biomedicine 2015, 28: 1257-1266. PMID: 26286889, PMCID: PMC4573923, DOI: 10.1002/nbm.3375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurovascular couplingBlood flowNeuronal activityNeural activityWhole-body hyperthermiaAbused psychostimulantMethylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) exposureNeurovascular responseCortex temperatureMDMA effectsRat cortexRat brainBrain temperatureSubcortical regionsBrain regionsCortexSubcortexMDMA actionSkeletal muscleMonoaminergic stimulationBrainMDMACBFBody temperatureThermogenesis