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Compared to high and low cannabis use, moderate use is associated with fewer cognitive deficits in psychosis
Martin A, Bonfils KA, Davis BJ, Smith EA, Schuder K, Lysaker PH. Compared to high and low cannabis use, moderate use is associated with fewer cognitive deficits in psychosis. Schizophrenia Research Cognition 2016, 6: 15-21. PMID: 28740820, PMCID: PMC5514308, DOI: 10.1016/j.scog.2016.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLifetime cannabisCannabis useLess impairmentGroup of patientsDose related responsePoor levelCannabis/Assessment of neurocognitionLifetime cannabis usePoor cognitionSevere impairmentCognitive deficitsCognitive functionLower cannabisModerate cannabisCannabisSchizophreniaImpairmentHigher cannabisNeurocognition
2023
Cannabis Causes Positive, Negative, and Cognitive Symptoms and Produces Impairments in Electrophysiological Indices of Information Processing
Martin A, Ranganathan M, D’Souza D. Cannabis Causes Positive, Negative, and Cognitive Symptoms and Produces Impairments in Electrophysiological Indices of Information Processing. 2023, 156-166. DOI: 10.1017/9781108943246.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental illnessMental health teamsHealth policy implicationsHigh-potency cannabisStages of neurodevelopmentPotential adverse effectsHealth teamsImpact of exposureCognitive symptomsCannabis dependenceAdverse effectsCannabisSynthetic cannabinoidsIllnessPsychosisCannabinoidsElectrophysiological indicesNew research findingsAssociationComplex associationSymptomsPutative modelNeurodevelopmentSchizophreniaImpairment
2019
An investigation of the relationship between glutamate and resting state connectivity in chronic cannabis users
Newman SD, Cheng H, Kim DJ, Schnakenberg-Martin A, Dydak U, Dharmadhikari S, Hetrick W, O’Donnell B. An investigation of the relationship between glutamate and resting state connectivity in chronic cannabis users. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2019, 14: 2062-2071. PMID: 31302844, PMCID: PMC6955389, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-019-00165-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNucleus accumbensGlu levelsState connectivityMultimodal MRI studyState functional connectivityRight nucleus accumbensCB useChronic cannabis usersNAc connectivityHealthy controlsGlutamatergic signalingMRI studiesAnimal studiesCurrent preliminary studyLarger sample sizeMagnetic resonance spectroscopyFunctional connectivityHeavy cannabisCannabis usersCannabisReward networkCB usersLinear regression modelsRSFCEffect size