2017
Minimal effects of prolonged smoking abstinence or resumption on cognitive performance challenge the “self-medication” hypothesis in schizophrenia
Boggs DL, Surti TS, Esterlis I, Pittman B, Cosgrove K, Sewell RA, Ranganathan M, D'Souza DC. Minimal effects of prolonged smoking abstinence or resumption on cognitive performance challenge the “self-medication” hypothesis in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 2017, 194: 62-69. PMID: 28392208, PMCID: PMC5630481, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2017.03.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProcessing speedMultiple cognitive domainsCognitive test performancePro-cognitive effectsSelf-medication hypothesisNicotine-dependent smokersVerbal memoryVerbal recallCognitive batteryCognitive domainsExecutive functionVerbal fluencyBehavioral measuresTest batteryCognitive deficitsTest performanceSmoking cessationSmoking abstinenceNegative symptomsConflict resolutionAbstinenceCognitionDepressive symptomsSchizophreniaSmoke cigarettes
2014
Poster #S268 DECREASED BRAIN CANNABINOID RECEPTOR (CB1R) AVAILABILITY IN CANNABIS DEPENDENCE RAPIDLY NORMALIZES WITH ABSTINENCE
D'Souza D, Cortes J, Ranganathan M, Thurnauer H, Planeta B, Radhakrishnan R, Huang Y, Carson R, Skosnik P. Poster #S268 DECREASED BRAIN CANNABINOID RECEPTOR (CB1R) AVAILABILITY IN CANNABIS DEPENDENCE RAPIDLY NORMALIZES WITH ABSTINENCE. Schizophrenia Research 2014, 153: s187. DOI: 10.1016/s0920-9964(14)70547-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research