Memory and cognitive functions in recreational ecstasy/MDMA users. The psychobiological effects of ecstasy/MDMA in humans. The effects of taking MDMA in hot and crowded conditions, such as raves and dances. The acute effects of ecstasy/MDMA on mood and cognition. Psychiatric predisposition factors and stimulant drug use. Metabolic stress and overheating in stimulant drug users. The problems associated with using MDMA for psychotherapeutic purposes.

The psychobiological effects of tobacco smoking. Nicotine dependency and mood modulation. Nicotine dependency as a cause of stress and depression. Nicotine use and memory problems. Educating young people about the adverse psychological effects of cigarette smoking. Psychobiology of cannabis and other types of illicit recreational drugs

To access my research papers, please follow the link to my personal homepage. Most of my papers can be printed from there.

Selected Publications

Parrott AC, (2001). Human Psychopharmacology of MDMA (Ecstasy): a review of fifteen years of empirical research. Human Psychopharmacology, 16, 557-577.

Parrott AC, (2006). Nicotine psychobiology: how chronic-dose prospective studies can illuminate some of the theoretical issues from acute dose research. Psychopharmacology 184, 567-576.

Parrott AC, (2006). MDMA in humans: factors which influence the neuropsychobiological profiles of recreational Ecstasy users, the integrative role of bio-energetic stress. Journal of Psychopharmacology 20: 147-163.

Parrott AC, Milani RM, Gouzoulis-Mayfrank E, Daumann J. (2007). Cannabis and Ecstasy/MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine): an analysis of their neuropsychobiological interactions in recreational users. Journal of Neural Transmission 114: 959-968.

Parrott AC, Lock J, Conner, AC, Kissling C, Thome J. (2008). Dance clubbing on-MDMA and during abstinence from MDMA: prospective neuroendocrine and psychobiological changes. Neuropsychobiology 57: 165-180.