Cannabinoid Modulation of Amygdala Subregion Functional Connectivity to Social Signals of Threat
The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology December 28, 2014 Stephanie M. Gorka, Daniel A. Fitzgerald, Harriet de Wit et al. 43 citations
BACKGROUND: Δ(9)-Tetrahydrocannabinol has been shown to modulate anxiety and facilitate the extinction of fear by inhibiting amygdala reactivity. Since functional coupling between the amygdala and prefrontal cortex is implicated in affective processes, it is possible that Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol affects amygdala-prefrontal cortex functional connectivity in ways that differ across amygdala...