Shankha Satpathy

Neurophysiological evidence for the presence of cannabinoid CB1 receptors in the laterodorsal tegmental nucleus.

European Journal of Neuroscience December 2014 Neeraj Soni, Shankha Satpathy, Kristi A. Kohlmeier

Marijuana, which acts within the endocannabinoid (eCB) system as an agonist of the cannabinoid type 1 receptor (CB1R), exhibits addictive properties and has powerful actions on the state of arousal of an organism. The laterodorsal tegmental nucleus (LDT), as a component of the reticular activating system, is involved in cortical activation and is important in the development of drug...