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Marijuana is the second most widely used intoxicant in adolescence, and teens who engage in heavy marijuana use often show disadvantages in neurocognitive performance, macrostructural and microstructural brain development, and alterations in brain functioning.
- Cannabis and the Developing Brain: What Does the Evidence Say?
Cannabis use during adolescence has been linked to...
- Cannabis in Adolescence: Lasting Cognitive Alterations and Underlying ...
Preclinical studies indicate that exposure to cannabinoids...
- Cannabis and the Developing Brain: What Does the Evidence Say?
1 cze 2023 · The latest findings are shedding light on how biological brain differences may influence cognitive effects in adolescent users, how cannabis can interfere with pharmaceutical medications for depression and other mental health issues, and the potential mental benefits for older adults.
10 paź 2019 · Cannabis use during adolescence has been linked to deleterious effects on brain integrity. This article summarizes findings from two prospective investigations (3 years and 6-years, on average) on adolescent cannabis use from our laboratory that utilize structural neuroimaging and neurocognitive assessment approaches.
6 lut 2023 · Preclinical studies indicate that exposure to cannabinoids during specific windows of vulnerability (e.g., adolescence) impacts neurodevelopmental processes and behavior by durably changing dendritic structure and synaptic functions, including those normally mediated by endogenous cannabinoids and neuronal circuits.
28 maj 2024 · Whole-brain analysis showed cannabis significantly disrupted functional connectivity with cortical regions and the executive control, salience, hippocampal, and limbic striatal networks...
21 lip 2023 · Cannabis and the Teenage Brain. Wider access and change in attitude to marijuana puts teens' health at risk. Posted July 21, 2023|Reviewed by Tyler Woods. Key points. Highly concentrated...
And adolescents' developing brains may be particularly vulnerable to lasting damage from the drug. "There are a lot of open questions" about the long-term effects of marijuana, says Susan Weiss, PhD, director of the division of extramural research at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
