Effects of the 5-HT2A Agonist Psilocybin on Mismatch Negativity Generation and AX-Continuous Performance Task: Implications for the Neuropharmacology of Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Neuropsychopharmacology
- Vol. 28 (1), 170-181
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.npp.1300005
Abstract
Previously the NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) receptor (NMDAR) antagonist ketamine was shown to disrupt generation of the auditory event-related potential (ERP) mismatch negativity (MMN) and the performance of an ‘AX’-type continuous performance test (AX-CPT)—measures of auditory and visual context-dependent information processing—in a similar manner as observed in schizophrenia. This placebo-controlled study investigated effects of the 5-HT2A receptor agonist psilocybin on the same measures in 18 healthy volunteers. Psilocybin administration induced significant performance deficits in the AX-CPT, but failed to reduce MMN generation significantly. These results indirectly support evidence that deficient MMN generation in schizophrenia may be a relatively distinct manifestation of deficient NMDAR functioning. In contrast, secondary pharmacological effects shared by NMDAR antagonists and the 5-HT2A agonist (ie disruption of glutamatergic neurotransmission) may be the mechanism underlying impairments in AX-CPT performance observed during both psilocybin and ketamine administration. Comparable deficits in schizophrenia may result from independent dysfunctions of 5-HT2A and NMDAR-related neurotransmission.Keywords
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