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Peter E Nathan

1 paper in the library · publishing 2002

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Effects of frequent marijuana use on memory-related regional cerebral blood flow.

Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior May 2002 Robert I Block, Daniel S O'Leary, Richard D Hichwa et al.

It is uncertain whether frequent marijuana use adversely affects human brain function. Using positron emission tomography (PET), memory-related regional cerebral blood flow was compared in frequent marijuana users and nonusing control subjects after 26+ h of monitored abstention. Memory-related blood flow in marijuana users, relative to control subjects, showed decreases in prefrontal cortex,...