Carla Vila-Verde

Cannabinoid Modulation of the Stressed Hippocampus.

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience December 19, 2017 Franciele F Scarante, Carla Vila-Verde, Vinícius L Detoni et al.

Exposure to stressful situations is one of the risk factors for the precipitation of several psychiatric disorders, including Major Depressive Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Schizophrenia. The hippocampal formation is a forebrain structure highly associated with emotional, learning and memory processes; being particularly vulnerable to stress. Exposure to stressful stimuli leads to...