MDMA (a.k.a. ecstasy) makes octopuses more social too

(Cell Press) When people take MDMA, the drug popularly known as ecstasy, a rush of serotonin, dopamine, and oxytocin produces feelings of emotional closeness and euphoria, making people more interested than normal in connecting with other people. Now, researchers reporting in Current Biology on Sept. 20 have made the surprising discovery that a species of octopus considered to be primarily solitary and asocial responds to MDMA similarly: by becoming much more interested in engaging with one other.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news