Combined effects of marijuana and nicotine on memory performance and hippocampal volume.
Behavioural Brain Research October 15, 2015 Francesca Filbey, Tim McQueeny, Shrinath Kadamangudi et al.
Combined use of marijuana (MJ) and tobacco is highly prevalent in today's population. Individual use of either substance is linked to structural brain changes and altered cognitive function, especially with consistent reports of hippocampal volume deficits and poorer memory performance. However, the combined effects of MJ and tobacco on hippocampal structure and on learning and memory processes...
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2015.07.029 (opens in new tab)
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Cannabis
Comorbid substance use
Hippocampus
Morphometry
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