Impaired cognitive performance under psychosocial stress in cannabis-dependent men is associated with attenuated precuneus activity
Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience February 26, 2020 Weihua Zhao, Kaeli Zimmermann, Xinqi Zhou et al. 14 citations
Background: Deficient regulation of stress plays an important role in the escalation of substance use, addiction and relapse. Accumulating evidence suggests dysregulations in cognitive and reward-related processes and the underlying neural circuitry in cannabis dependence. However, despite the important regulatory role of the endocannabinoid system in the stress response, associations between...