2 papers in the library · publishing 2025
JAMA Psychiatry April 9, 2025 Jessica Ahrens, Sabrina D. Ford, Betsy Schaefer et al.
This cohort study investigates the association between cannabis and the midbrain dopamine pathway involved in psychosis.
Jessica Ahrens, Sabrina D. Ford, Betsy Schaefer et al. preprint
Abstract Importance Despite evidence that individuals who use cannabis early in life are at elevated risk of psychosis and that the neurotransmitter dopamine has a role in both conditions, the mechanism linking the two conditions remains unclear. Objective To use neuromelanin-sensitive MRI (neuromelanin-MRI), a practical, proxy measure of dopamine function, to assess whether a common alteration...