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Hakan Kayır

2 papers in the library · 17 citations · publishing 2022-2025

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Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) Dose Dependently Blocks or Substitutes for Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in a Drug Discrimination Task in Rats

Biomolecules September 18, 2025 Hakan Kayır, Larissa Kouroukis, Iman Aziz et al. 2 citations

Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV), a naturally occurring cannabinoid and structural analog of THC, exhibits a dual pharmacological profile as a CB1 receptor agonist/antagonist and a partial CB2 agonist. This study evaluated the effects of THCV in a THC discrimination model in rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 16, 300–340 g, PND60) were trained under a fixed ratio 20 (FR20) schedule to...

The Relationship Between Cannabis, Cognition, and Schizophrenia: It’s Complicated

Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences 2022 Hakan Kayır, Jessica Ruffolo, Patrick McCunn et al. 15 citations

America and across the globe. Cannabis use has multifaceted impacts on cognition in schizophrenia patients and healthy subjects. Healthy subjects, particularly those who initiated cannabis use at earlier ages and used high-potency cannabis for longer durations, exhibited poorer cognition mainly in working memory and attention. Cannabis use in schizophrenia has been associated with symptom...