Effects of Ketamine on Mentalizing and Metacognition in Healthy Volunteers

Ketamine is applied with a Graseby 3500 intravenous infusion pump controlled by the STANPUMP software (Steven Shafer, M.D., Anesthesiology Service, PAVAMC 3801 Miranda Ave., Palo Alto, USA). Target plasma levels are 100 ng/ml with an initial bolus administered as a 2 mg/ml solution.

Saline solution will also be applied with the Graseby 3500 intravenous infusion pump controlled by the STANPUMP software (Steven Shafer, M.D., Anesthesiology Service, PAVAMC 3801 Miranda Ave., Palo Alto, USA).