psychoactive_drug
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[ noun ] (pharmacology) a drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptions
Used in print (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)The former comprise analeptic and psychoactive_drugs , the latter the tranquilizers . The emotional_states produced by drugs influence the cortical_potentials in a characteristic manner ; synchrony prevails in the EEG of the experimental animal after administration of tranquilizers , but asynchrony after application of analeptic and psychoactive_drugs . Related terms drug dronabinol euphoriant hallucinogen tetrahydrocannabinol designer_drug |
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