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Xavier Viñals

2 papers in the library · 243 citations · publishing 2012-2015

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Cognitive Impairment Induced by Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol Occurs through Heteromers between Cannabinoid CB1 and Serotonin 5-HT2A Receptors

PLoS Biology July 9, 2015 Xavier Viñals, Estefanía Moreno, Laurence Lanfumey et al. 211 citations

Activation of cannabinoid CB1 receptors (CB1R) by delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) produces a variety of negative effects with major consequences in cannabis users that constitute important drawbacks for the use of cannabinoids as therapeutic agents. For this reason, there is a tremendous medical interest in harnessing the beneficial effects of THC. Behavioral studies carried out in mice...

Effects of repeated treatment with MDMA on working memory and behavioural flexibility in mice

Addiction Biology January 19, 2012 Xavier Viñals, Rafaël Maldonado, Patricia Robledo 32 citations

ABSTRACT Repeated administration of 3,4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) produces dopaminergic neurotoxicity in mice. However, it is still not clear whether this exposure induces deficits in cognitive processing related to specific subsets of executive functioning. We evaluated the effects of neurotoxic and non‐neurotoxic doses of MDMA (0, 3 and 30 mg/kg, twice daily for 4 days) on working...