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Rachel Lees

2 papers in the library · 253 citations · publishing 2018-2023

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Associations between regular cannabis use and brain resting-state functional connectivity in adolescents and adults

Journal of Psychopharmacology July 29, 2023 Natalie Ertl, Will Lawn, Claire Mokrysz et al. 17 citations

BACKGROUND/AIM: Cannabis use is highly prevalent in adolescents; however, little is known about its effects on adolescent brain function. METHOD: = 70, 35 adolescents/35 adults). Pre-registered analyses examined the connectivity of seven major cortical and sub-cortical brain networks (default mode network, executive control network (ECN), salience network, hippocampal network and three striatal...

The neuropsychopharmacology of cannabis: A review of human imaging studies

Pharmacology & Therapeutics October 20, 2018 Michael Bloomfield, Chandni Hindocha, Sebastian F Green et al. 236 citations

receptor. Acutely, cannabis and THC produce a range of effects on several neurocognitive and pharmacological systems. These include effects on executive, emotional, reward and memory processing via direct interactions with the endocannabinoid system and indirect effects on the glutamatergic, GABAergic and dopaminergic systems. Cannabidiol, a non-intoxicating cannabinoid found in some forms of...