Cannabis and the Brain

Recent cannabis use (defined as within 24 hours) in youth and adults has an immediate impact on thinking, attention, memory, coordination, movement, and time ...

Cannabis and the Brain | Harvard Medical School

Gruber is especially excited about her team's research on medical cannabis and its effect on cognition, brain structure, function, and quality of life.

How does marijuana affect the brain? Psychological researchers ...

The latest findings are shedding light on how biological brain differences may influence cognitive effects in adolescent users.

Cannabis (Marijuana) | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

These products can also cause harmful health effects on the brain and other parts of the body. In recent years, there have been big increases in ...

Cannabis effects on brain structure, function, and cognition

Decades of research have suggested that recreational cannabis use confers risk for cognitive impairment across various domains.

Researchers use engineering to study the effects of cannabis on the ...

While cannabis use is known to affect memory in humans, the mechanisms are not well understood. Two Virginia Tech faculty work in the Center for ...

How does cannabis use affect brain health? Caution advised, more ...

Previous animal studies (in rodents) indicate that prolonged exposure to THC disrupts memory and learning, and impacts brain development and maturation.

Effects of Marijuana Use: How Weed Affects Your Mind and Body

Early exposure to marijuana is also linked to changes in areas of the brain that are often connected with psychosis. Using pot heavily, ...

Use of Marijuana: Effect on Brain Health: A Scientific Statement ...

Prenatal THC affects neuroanatomic areas associated with cognition and emotional regulation, including the PFC, limbic system, and ventral ...

Brain structural changes in cannabis dependence: association with ...

Chronic cannabis use is associated with structural differences in white and gray matter, which was most prominent in precuneus and associated white matter ...

Health effects of cannabis - Canada.ca

A chemical called delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is responsible for the way your brain and body respond to cannabis. While it is used by some for ...

Cognitive effects in midlife of long-term cannabis use - Harvard Health

Long-term cannabis users also had smaller hippocampi (the region of the brain responsible for learning and memory). Interestingly, individuals ...

Year-Long Cannabis Use for Medical Symptoms and Brain ...

Adults using cannabis for medical symptoms over 1 year may not experience significant changes within reward, working memory, or inhibitory control domains.

What Does Weed Do to Your Brain? Long-Term Effects - GoodRx

It's impossible to say whether cannabis kills brain cells. There just isn't enough clear evidence. In one small study, the brain began to return to its normal ...

The implications of late-life cannabis use on brain health

Preliminary evidence suggests that cannabis in older ages may not be linked with poor cognitive performance and may even be associated with better cognition ...

As cannabis laws relax, neuroscientist warns of its ... - Science

In women who had smoked cannabis, Hurd and Dow-Edwards found alterations to the fetal brain's dopamine system, including reduced expression of ...

Long-Term Effects of Cannabis on Brain Structure - Nature

We provide evidence that regular cannabis use is associated with gray matter volume reduction in the medial temporal cortex, temporal pole, parahippocampal ...

Brain imaging study shows how THC in cannabis disrupts brain ...

The main psychoactive component in cannabis or marijuana disrupts the normal connections and activity of the brain's prefrontal cortex.

How Marijuana Affects Your Developing Brain - YouTube

Part eight of our underage drinking prevention program addresses the effects of cannabis on the developing brain.

What cannabis does to your body and brain | New Scientist

Christie Taylor investigates what we know about how cannabis hits our bodies and brains, how it affects our creativity and how it warps our perception of time.

The Science of Marijuana

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