Relation of sex and estrous phase to deficits in prepulse inhibition of the startle response induced by ecstasy (MDMA)

Abstract

Sensorimotor gating is the ability of a weak sensory event to inhibit the motor response of an intense stimulus; it is thought to be governed by central inhibitory mechanisms (Swerdlow et al., 2001). Sensorimotor gating can be measured by prepulse inhibition (PPI) of the acoustic …