2017
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) impairs encoding but not retrieval of verbal information
Ranganathan M, Radhakrishnan R, Addy PH, Schnakenberg-Martin AM, Williams AH, Carbuto M, Elander J, Pittman B, Sewell R, Skosnik PD, D'Souza DC. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) impairs encoding but not retrieval of verbal information. Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology And Biological Psychiatry 2017, 79: 176-183. PMID: 28642081, DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2017.06.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRey Auditory Verbal Learning TestVerbal informationInfluence of tetrahydrocannabinolVerbal Learning TestMemory-impairing effectsTotal immediate recallNon-verbal informationImpairs memory consolidationAdministration of tetrahydrocannabinolAcute memory impairmentPrincipal psychoactive constituentVerbal memoryImmediate recallIntravenous tetrahydrocannabinolLearning TestMemory consolidationComponent processesNeural synchronyMemory impairmentInformation processingUse of cannabisCannabis intoxicationRecallPsychoactive constituentEncoding
2012
Dose-Related Modulation of Event-Related Potentials to Novel and Target Stimuli by Intravenous Δ9-THC in Humans
D'Souza DC, Fridberg DJ, Skosnik PD, Williams A, Roach B, Singh N, Carbuto M, Elander J, Schnakenberg A, Pittman B, Sewell RA, Ranganathan M, Mathalon D. Dose-Related Modulation of Event-Related Potentials to Novel and Target Stimuli by Intravenous Δ9-THC in Humans. Neuropsychopharmacology 2012, 37: 1632-1646. PMID: 22334121, PMCID: PMC3358754, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2012.8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecent cannabis usersPerceptual alterationsERP componentsCannabis usersEvent-related potential taskSensory ERP componentsCannabis Use StatusModulation of eventsΔ9-THCProperties of cannabisContext updatingNeural correlatesP3b amplitudeTarget stimuliPsychophysiological indicesCortical processesP300b amplitudesProcessing speedCognitive deficitsPsychophysiological dataInformation processingAutomatic orientationCounterbalanced designSubjective effectsPotential tasks