Sensorimotor gating, cannabis use and the risk of psychosis
Schizophrenia Research May 1, 2015 T. Winton-Brown, V. Kumari, F. Windler et al.
Sensorimotor gating, measured as the modification of eye blink startle reflexes to loud acoustic stimuli by quieter preceding stimuli, is altered in those with psychosis, their relatives and those at high clinical risk for psychosis. Alterations have also been shown in cannabis users, albeit to a lesser extent, and cannabis is a known risk factor for the onset of psychosis in clinically and...