Ecstasy may skew emotional detection by fitting our vision of someone’s mood with rose-colored glasses. Ecstasy improves mind-reading—your ability to correctly guess what someone is feeling ...

MDMA, aka Ecstasy, in powder form CBS News ... "If you're dealing with couples or groups who have emotional bonds, this is a way of deepening," said Boston psychiatrist Dr. Rick Ingrasci.

Regarding Your Nov. 6 story "FDA Permits Test of Ecstasy as Aid in Stress Disorder": The reason Alan Leshner of the National Institute on Drug Abuse knows "of no evidence in the scientific ...

Ecstasy should be studied to understand the roots of empathy and sociality, ... The drug has the unique ability to foster empathetic, loving, "pro-social" emotions, the researchers said.

Ecstasy users report an increased awareness of emotion and a heightened sense of intimacy. "Some of the behavioral effects of this drug are probably due to the massive release and depletion of ...

Ecstasy may help suffers of post-traumatic stress learn to deal with their memories more effectively by encouraging a feeling of safety, according to an article in the Journal of Psychopharmacology.

Ecstasy users have claimed that the drug makes them feel more social, ... "It turns out they are not as good at detecting negative emotions," for instance anger or fear, de Wit said.

Ecstasy, known chemically as < 3-4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), is ... this release would be expected to bring about the increased awareness of emotion and intimacy and self-confidence ...