Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Cannabis use and memory brain function in adolescent boys: a cross-sectional multicenter functional magnetic resonance imaging study.

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry April 14, 2010 Gerry Jager, Robert I Block, Maartje Luijten et al.

Objective: Early-onset cannabis use has been associated with later use/abuse, mental health problems (psychosis, depression), and abnormal development of cognition and brain function. During adolescence, ongoing neurodevelopmental maturation and experience shape the neural circuitry underlying complex cognitive functions such as memory and executive control. Prefrontal and temporal regions are...