Aberrant inhibitory processing in the somatosensory cortices of cannabis-users.
Journal of Psychopharmacology November 2021 Yasra Arif, Alex I. Wiesman, Nicholas J Christopher-Hayes et al.
Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is a major exogenous psychoactive agent, which acts as a partial agonist on cannabinoid (CB1) receptors. THC is known to inhibit presynaptic neurotransmission and has been repeatedly linked to acute decrements in cognitive function across multiple domains. Previous electrophysiological studies of sensory gating have shown specific deficits in inhibitory...
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