Koki Ito

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...