Cocaine Increases Sensorimotor Gating and is Related to Psychopathy.
Iván EcheverriaAna BenitoAlejandro Fuertes-SáizMaría Luisa GrañaIsabel AleixandreGonzalo HaroPublished in: Journal of dual diagnosis (2021)
Cocaine use in patients without psychiatric comorbidities seems to increase sensorimotor gating. Therefore, these patients likely have an increased sensitivity to rewards, causing them to focus more on cocaine-boosting stimuli, thus explaining the psychopathic traits of these individuals.