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Gráinne Schäfer

2 papers in the library · 60 citations · publishing 2010-2012

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Investigating the interaction between schizotypy, divergent thinking and cannabis use

Consciousness and Cognition January 10, 2012 Gráinne Schäfer, Amanda Feilding, Celia J. A. Morgan et al. 60 citations

Cannabis acutely increases schizotypy and chronic use is associated with elevated rates of psychosis. Creative individuals have higher levels of schizotypy, however links between cannabis use, schizotypy and creativity have not been investigated. We investigated the effects of cannabis smoked naturalistically on schizotypy and divergent thinking, a measure of creativity. One hundred and sixty...

Impact of cannabidiol on the acute memory and psychotomimetic effects of smoked cannabis: naturalistic study: naturalistic study [corrected].

The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science October 2010 Celia J A Morgan, Gráinne Schäfer, Tom P Freeman et al.

The two main constituents of cannabis, cannabidiol and Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), have opposing effects both pharmacologically and behaviourally when administered in the laboratory. Street cannabis is known to contain varying levels of each cannabinoid. To study how the varying levels of cannabidiol and THC have an impact on the acute effects of the drug in naturalistic settings. Cannabis...