Adolescent cannabis exposure interacts with mutant DISC1 to produce impaired adult emotional memory.
Neurobiology of Disease October 2015 Michael D Ballinger, Atsushi Saito, Bagrat Abazyan et al.
Cannabis is an increasingly popular and controversial drug used worldwide. Cannabis use often begins during adolescence, a highly susceptible period for environmental stimuli to alter functional and structural organization of the developing brain. Given that adolescence is a critical time for the emergence of mental illnesses before full-onset in early adulthood, it is particularly important to...
DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2015.06.006 (opens in new tab)
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Adolescent development
Chronic cannabis use
Disc1
Fear memory
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