Cannabinoid modulation of prefrontal–limbic activation during fear extinction learning and recall in humans

CA Rabinak, M Angstadt, M Lyons, S Mori… - Neurobiology of learning …, 2014 - Elsevier
Pre-extinction administration of Δ 9-tetrahydrocannibinol (THC) facilitates recall of extinction
in healthy humans, and evidence from animal studies suggest that this likely occurs via …

Chronic cannabinoid administration in vivo compromises extinction of fear memory

HC Lin, SC Mao, PS Chen, PW Gean - Learning & Memory, 2008 - learnmem.cshlp.org
Endocannabinoids are critically involved in the extinction of fear memory. Here we
examined the effects of repeated cannabinoid administration on the extinction of fear …

Cannabinoid facilitation of fear extinction memory recall in humans

CA Rabinak, M Angstadt, CS Sripada, JL Abelson… - …, 2013 - Elsevier
A first-line approach to treat anxiety disorders is exposure-based therapy, which relies on
extinction processes such as repeatedly exposing the patient to stimuli (conditioned stimuli; …

Cannabinoid modulation of fear extinction brain circuits: a novel target to advance anxiety treatment

CA Rabinak, KL Phan - Current pharmaceutical design, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Anxiety disorders, such as post-traumatic stress (PTSD), panic, and phobic disorders, can be
conceptualized as a failure to inhibit inappropriate fear responses. A common, effective …

Influence of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol on long-term neural correlates of threat extinction memory retention in humans

MZ Hammoud, C Peters, JRB Hatfield… - …, 2019 - nature.com
The neural mechanisms and durability of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) impact on threat
processing in humans are not fully understood. Herein, we used functional MRI and …

Infusion of cannabidiol into infralimbic cortex facilitates fear extinction via CB1 receptors

FH Do Monte, RR Souza, RM Bitencourt… - Behavioural brain …, 2013 - Elsevier
Previous studies have implicated cannabinoids in extinction of conditioned fear. We have
recently showed that intraventricular infusion of the phytocannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD) …

The cannabinoid system in the retrosplenial cortex modulates fear memory consolidation, reconsolidation, and extinction

RM Sachser, AP Crestani, JA Quillfeldt… - Learning & …, 2015 - learnmem.cshlp.org
Despite the fact that the cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1R) plays a pivotal role in
emotional memory processing in different regions of the brain, its function in the retrosplenial …

[HTML][HTML] Cannabidiol and the remainder of the plant extract modulate the effects of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol on fear memory reconsolidation

A Murkar, P Kent, C Cayer, J James, T Durst… - Frontiers in behavioral …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background: Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, a CB1 receptor agonist) and Cannabidiol
(CBD, a non-competitive antagonist of endogenous CB1 and CB2 ligands) are two primary …

Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol alone and combined with cannabidiol mitigate fear memory through reconsolidation disruption

CAJ Stern, L Gazarini, AC Vanvossen… - European …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Δ 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) are the major constituents
of the Cannabis sativa plant, which is frequently consumed by subjects exposed to life …

Selective post-training time window for memory consolidation interference of cannabidiol into the prefrontal cortex: Reduced dopaminergic modulation and immediate …

MT Rossignoli, C Lopes-Aguiar, RN Ruggiero… - Neuroscience, 2017 - Elsevier
The prefrontal cortex (PFC), amygdala and hippocampus display a coordinated activity
during acquisition of associative fear memories. Evidence indicates that PFC engagement in …